# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1865 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1866 --- ## [I need temporary (inexpensive?) health insurance. I know nothing about buying it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-temporary-inexpensive-health-insurance-i-know-nothing-about-buying-it/556900)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-temporary-inexpensive-health-insurance-i-know-nothing-about-buying-it/556900 "2010-10-16T09:23:41Z")
I take anxiety medication, plus always like to have a course of antivirals on hand because I’ve had several bouts with shingles in my 30s. I still get annual mammograms/paps because of prior scares/surgeries. I inherit… --- ## [If you were kidnapped, kept prisoner for years, raped, and impregnated...what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-kidnapped-kept-prisoner-for-years-raped-and-impregnated-what-would-you-do/556899)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-kidnapped-kept-prisoner-for-years-raped-and-impregnated-what-would-you-do/556899 "2010-10-16T09:07:12Z")
Please excuse the morbidity of the question. I’m thinking of situations like Elizabeth Fritzl or Jaycee Duggard, or the fictionalized one in Emma Donoghue’s Room. Assuming the psychopath rapist/kidnapper doesn’t really c… --- ## [Tell me about fire pits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fire-pits/557262)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fire-pits/557262 "2010-10-16T07:11:18Z")
I’m talking about the kind that you can put on patio at your house. Something like this. Can I also use it on my deck? I would assume it’s safe for deck use because it comes with a lid to keep ash & other firery subs… --- ## [Did you move around a lot as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-move-around-a-lot-as-a-kid/556966)
**Author:** [@Terra1041](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terra1041)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-move-around-a-lot-as-a-kid/556966 "2010-10-16T05:36:30Z")
My dad was in the US Air Force, so we did have to move a lot. I was often the “new kid” and periodically had to pack up my stuff for yet another move, leaving people and places behind. Apparently, that’s unusual, and mos… --- ## [Not having children and your outlook on life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-having-children-and-your-outlook-on-life/556075)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-having-children-and-your-outlook-on-life/556075 "2010-10-16T05:19:16Z")
Some things the last couple days got me to thinking about this. Between various threads lately; like the ones about child support or having a kid with different religious views, and running life insurance quotes calcula… --- ## [The most famous person you would walk straight past in the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-person-you-would-walk-straight-past-in-the-street/557110)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-person-you-would-walk-straight-past-in-the-street/557110 "2010-10-16T03:34:40Z")
Who is the most famous living person you would walk past in the street without giving a second glance? I think for me it would probably be Neil Armstrong, he must be one of the most famous men in the world but I couldn’t… --- ## [Toddler has decided sleeping is scary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-has-decided-sleeping-is-scary/557269)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-has-decided-sleeping-is-scary/557269 "2010-10-16T02:35:19Z")
It’s been a rough few weeks. Three weeks ago my almost-three-year-old decided he was terrified of being alone, and being alone to sleep. Frightened hysterics every time we tried to leave him in his room alone (and we ca… --- ## [poll: "knife and fork" or "fork and knife"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-knife-and-fork-or-fork-and-knife/557179)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-knife-and-fork-or-fork-and-knife/557179 "2010-10-16T00:13:04Z")
I said “knife and fork” and someone mocked me for it and he said “fork and knife” is right --- ## [Anyone have good success with hair extensions? Trying to help stressing co-worker.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-good-success-with-hair-extensions-trying-to-help-stressing-co-worker/557270)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-good-success-with-hair-extensions-trying-to-help-stressing-co-worker/557270 "2010-10-15T22:09:55Z")
She got chopped. Not on the Food Network series, but by her stylist. She has a couple of events coming up, and I am trying to understand the grief, because she is stunningly attractive with short hair. Anyway… She st… --- ## [What makes a good manager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-manager/555313)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-manager/555313 "2010-10-15T21:36:30Z")
I’m dealing with a problem at work and I noticed something about my manager that I really like. Whenever you inform her of a problem, she tells you exactly what to do. Those of you that have managers who don’t do this k… --- ## [Any posters you know (but didn't know you knew?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-posters-you-know-but-didnt-know-you-knew/557155)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-posters-you-know-but-didnt-know-you-knew/557155 "2010-10-15T20:18:12Z")
I am sure this has been addressed, but couldn’t find it- Has anyone ever found out that they knew another poster here IRL but didn’t know that person by their username here until later? There have been a few times that… --- ## [Typical masturbation session: how into it are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-masturbation-session-how-into-it-are-you/556696)
**Author:** [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-masturbation-session-how-into-it-are-you/556696 "2010-10-15T18:46:07Z")
For this young dude, it’s somewhat akin to blowing my nose. I just get it done and move on. I have shit to do. No ceremony. No stretching or warmups. Just blow and go. My figurative tool is literally a tool: designed to … --- ## [Best zoo in Seattle area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-zoo-in-seattle-area/557172)
**Author:** [@rwhbyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwhbyu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-zoo-in-seattle-area/557172 "2010-10-15T15:47:03Z")
Does anyone have any experience with the zoos in the Seattle area? I am visiting the area and am located about halfway between Seattle and Portland. I would like to take my 3 year old daughter to a zoo. My MIL thinks the… --- ## [Most spectacular way in which you or a coworker has quit or been fired from a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacular-way-in-which-you-or-a-coworker-has-quit-or-been-fired-from-a-job/501600)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacular-way-in-which-you-or-a-coworker-has-quit-or-been-fired-from-a-job/501600 "2010-10-15T13:57:53Z")
What’s the memorable way in which you or someone you know has departed from a job? When I was a wee lad detassling corn in the Midwest I had a boss who was a real dick. One day, after a chewing out, I told him, among ot… --- ## [Accuracy of bp machines in pharmacies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-of-bp-machines-in-pharmacies/556317)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-of-bp-machines-in-pharmacies/556317 "2010-10-15T13:19:17Z")
How accurate are they? My dr. took mine today and it was 130/90 and he told me to check at the store. I did, 3 hours later, and it was 110/68. I wish this were true. My son took his after I did, and his was 128/80. A man… --- ## [Biggest Collapse of Relevance/Importance/Respect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-collapse-of-relevance-importance-respect/556568)
**Author:** [@boilercake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boilercake)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-collapse-of-relevance-importance-respect/556568 "2010-10-15T12:41:06Z")
Frankly, not sure where to put this so I imagine it will be put in its place shortly by the mods. What person in the last century in your opinion has cratered the most spectacularly/substantially? Mao? Paul McCartney? … --- ## [My Dog Ate Rat Posion This Morning......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-ate-rat-posion-this-morning/556388)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-ate-rat-posion-this-morning/556388 "2010-10-15T08:41:52Z")
So, this morning when I got out of the shower, I noticed that my dachshund puppy, Peanut, was chewing on something. I went to see what she had, and I saw a white lumpy substance with a few yellow chewed-on pieces of car… --- ## [Do you use the toilet in front of your partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-toilet-in-front-of-your-partner/556729)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-toilet-in-front-of-your-partner/556729 "2010-10-15T07:42:24Z")
This is actually inspired by a Stephen King short story, of all things. --- ## [Number of Suicides you've known personally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-suicides-youve-known-personally/556183)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-suicides-youve-known-personally/556183 "2010-10-15T06:31:16Z")
I’ve personally known 4 people who have taken their own lives for one reason or another. That works out to about 1 person for every 10 years I’ve been alive. How many people have you known personally? Like not just we… --- ## [Are you a penis-person or a non-penis person? Does the word "men" mean just "penis-people" or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-penis-person-or-a-non-penis-person-does-the-word-men-mean-just-penis-people-or-both/556992)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-penis-person-or-a-non-penis-person-does-the-word-men-mean-just-penis-people-or-both/556992 "2010-10-15T05:11:56Z")
Are “men” and words that include it true or false generics? --- ## [Would it bother you if avatars were allowed, but off by default?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-avatars-were-allowed-but-off-by-default/556045)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-avatars-were-allowed-but-off-by-default/556045 "2010-10-15T05:03:46Z")
Avatars came up again in the ATMB thread about making the SDMB more social. Czarcasm linked to a poll thread where people were asked if they wanted avatars or not. The majority response was negative, which confirms the… --- ## [Your longest and shortest threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-longest-and-shortest-threads/557129)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-longest-and-shortest-threads/557129 "2010-10-15T04:08:55Z")
Other than on-going game threads or discussions, what were the longest and shortest threads you ever started? Discounting monthly baseball discussion threads and a current Mornington crescent thread I inadvertantly star… --- ## ["Lake Pirates"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-pirates/556296)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-pirates/556296 "2010-10-15T03:07:44Z")
http://www.denverpost.com/latin/ci\_16226060?obref=obinsite True story or the next Susan Smith? In short, a Texas woman says that she and her husband were jet-skiing on a lake that straddles the Mexico-U.S. border, and … --- ## [What's the easiest way to find out my credit score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-find-out-my-credit-score/557158)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-find-out-my-credit-score/557158 "2010-10-15T02:35:51Z")
I don’t mind if I have to pay some reasonable amount of money. What I don’t want to do is have to remember to cancel some lifetime service repeatedly and check my credit card bill to make sure it’s over. --- ## [Advice on Transitioning from Intern to Employee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-transitioning-from-intern-to-employee/557171)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-transitioning-from-intern-to-employee/557171 "2010-10-15T02:31:04Z")
So here’s the thing. I’m going to graduate this Spring with a Master’s degree in Social Work. I’m interested in large-scale organizational stuff - think business management for nonprofits. I have a required internship… --- ## [What do you guys make of this? (Local mayoral candidate video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-guys-make-of-this-local-mayoral-candidate-video/557199)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-guys-make-of-this-local-mayoral-candidate-video/557199 "2010-10-15T00:40:58Z")
Barb Higgins (the candidate) talks with interviewer. It is also germane to this question that before she became a mayoral candidate, Ms. Higgins was a 6:00 news anchor for a couple of decades - she is by no means a stran… --- ## [In Which Society Would You Prefer to Live In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-society-would-you-prefer-to-live-in/556947)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-society-would-you-prefer-to-live-in/556947 "2010-10-14T22:39:39Z")
Simple question. --- ## [If you were looking for an IT job, where would you look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-looking-for-an-it-job-where-would-you-look/556508)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-looking-for-an-it-job-where-would-you-look/556508 "2010-10-14T21:44:08Z")
I am doing some hiring and my company is pretty narrowminded when it comes to sources. It’s a small company so I don’t have an HR recruiter to do the legwork for me (my prior experience had been with large companiess–I j… --- ## [A twofer hypothetical about infidelity, pregnancy, and (un)reasonable demands.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twofer-hypothetical-about-infidelity-pregnancy-and-un-reasonable-demands/556682)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twofer-hypothetical-about-infidelity-pregnancy-and-un-reasonable-demands/556682 "2010-10-14T19:26:24Z")
As indicated in the thread title, I’m doing two hypotheticals in one post today. The stories are connected only by theme. Sitch #1 stars Bob and Carol, a married couple in their late thirties. After twenty years of wedd… --- ## [Salary info on a job application - do you leave it blank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-info-on-a-job-application-do-you-leave-it-blank/557005)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-info-on-a-job-application-do-you-leave-it-blank/557005 "2010-10-14T18:54:17Z")
(Poll to follow) So I’m experiencing the three year itch at my current job, and I’ve started “putting my ear to the ground for new challenges,” as they say. I’m an IT manager with significant experience in the field, an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1864) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1866)