# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1867 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1868 --- ## [What's on your wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-wall/556775)
**Author:** [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-wall/556775 "2010-10-13T03:44:56Z")
I did some nesting this weekend. Now in the living room I’ve got - \[ul\]An oil pastel sketch of a dreary windmill, done by a distant relative in a symphony of browns. It’s pretty ugly but I like it. It hung on my grandpa… --- ## [Is John Travolta gay? Do you care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-travolta-gay-do-you-care/556731)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-travolta-gay-do-you-care/556731 "2010-10-13T03:36:43Z")
Apparently there was a book by Robert Randolph called "You’ll Never Spa In This Town Again (this is a link to the author’s web site)"\*\* which described, in part, sexual encounters the author had with the star. Now it lo… --- ## [Best place to change currency - trip to Japan (need answer soonish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-change-currency-trip-to-japan-need-answer-soonish/556919)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-change-currency-trip-to-japan-need-answer-soonish/556919 "2010-10-13T00:16:11Z")
Going to Japan in a couple of days. Last time I was just going to withdraw cash as I needed it from ATMs and let the bank do the calculation, but found out that my ATM card only worked at the machines at the post office,… --- ## [Have you known anyone who got a 'reward' related to solving a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-who-got-a-reward-related-to-solving-a-crime/508482)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-who-got-a-reward-related-to-solving-a-crime/508482 "2010-10-12T23:54:09Z")
News stories are replete with ‘A reward has been offered’ but I don’t recall a news story with ‘A reward has been collected’. Do you personally know anyone who ever got a serious reward for helping to solve a crime. I d… --- ## [How much of this Hershel Walker article is true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-this-hershel-walker-article-is-true/556823)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-this-hershel-walker-article-is-true/556823 "2010-10-12T23:42:55Z")
I’m only talking about the claims about his nutritional/fitness habits. These bits sound too much like the person who says they only get a couple hours sleep a night but they really sleep 4-5, meaning that they do get… --- ## [Flying w/ baby: advise me (or tell me off -- your choice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-w-baby-advise-me-or-tell-me-off-your-choice/556820)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-w-baby-advise-me-or-tell-me-off-your-choice/556820 "2010-10-12T21:36:01Z")
Seriously. We’re taking our 4-month old with us on two flights on Friday – the first almost 3 hours long, the second over an hour. I hate it when other people inflict their little screamers on me, but we don’t have much … --- ## [Can someone explain pansexualism to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-pansexualism-to-me/556829)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-pansexualism-to-me/556829 "2010-10-12T19:55:57Z")
I understand homo and heterosexuality, and I understand that there are people who class themselves as bi with many different variations depending on what that might mean for them. But pansexualism? Isn’t that just bisexu… --- ## [Suggest a fanny pack/man purse/pack of some kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-fanny-pack-man-purse-pack-of-some-kind/556746)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-fanny-pack-man-purse-pack-of-some-kind/556746 "2010-10-12T19:50:51Z")
I have been running into lots of problems lately with losing things. The problem is, I have way too many things that I am carrying in my pockets at once. For example: car keys, pocket knife, wallet, cell phone, dog lea… --- ## [You lose an eye. Eye patch? Glass eye? Other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-lose-an-eye-eye-patch-glass-eye-other/556517)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-lose-an-eye-eye-patch-glass-eye-other/556517 "2010-10-12T19:13:54Z")
This was brought to mind by this comment in the military trivia thread: It looks badasson the guy. So do you think you could get away with the classic black eye patch look? Would you opt for a realistic glass eye? S… --- ## ["Token Tenancy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-tenancy/556588)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-tenancy/556588 "2010-10-12T18:36:36Z")
A “friend” I’ll call Germaine wants me to co-sign a rental agreement. She lives in the Moreno Valley area some 85 miles east of downtown Los Angeles; I live in Gardena, less than 20 miles south of downtown L. A. She wa… --- ## [Words or phrases you always say in an odd way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-always-say-in-an-odd-way/556507)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-always-say-in-an-odd-way/556507 "2010-10-12T18:01:10Z")
There are a few words and phrases that I cannot just say naturally. “Accoutrements,” for example, requires an exaggerated fake-French accent and an exclamation point: accoutreMON! “Making love” needs a Barry White fla… --- ## [Help me name my scooter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-scooter/556799)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-scooter/556799 "2010-10-12T17:49:09Z")
Okay, so I got a new scooter this weekend. I love it! It’s a Yamaha TMax, 500cc, and I realized how much I’ve missed having a maxi-scooter around. But I have a problem–he hasn’t told me his name yet! Usually when I get a… --- ## [Suggestions for moonlighting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061 "2010-10-12T17:00:59Z")
I live in Tampa, Florida. I am an underpaid lawyer-associate and I urgently need to supplement my income in the immediate future. For reasons I won’t get into here, asking for a raise is not an option, and I don’t want… --- ## [Domain Names: Better to make an offer or wait for it to expire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-names-better-to-make-an-offer-or-wait-for-it-to-expire/556870)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-names-better-to-make-an-offer-or-wait-for-it-to-expire/556870 "2010-10-12T16:38:01Z")
So there’s this sweet domain name I want that expires next month. It’s owned by some random dude and looks like a geocities site. With this barely useful amount of information, would I be better off making an offer for … --- ## [So I should probably go back to school, what should I study?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-should-probably-go-back-to-school-what-should-i-study/549241)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-should-probably-go-back-to-school-what-should-i-study/549241 "2010-10-12T16:18:37Z")
What are my interests is what your probably going to ask. A job. I want a job. After schooling I want a freaking job. So I really don’t care what field. Computer tech? Medical Assistant? Welding? I live in … --- ## [Which are worse: bugs that fly or bugs that crawl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-worse-bugs-that-fly-or-bugs-that-crawl/556683)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-worse-bugs-that-fly-or-bugs-that-crawl/556683 "2010-10-12T16:02:42Z")
For me, flying bugs can be annoying, but they’re seldom creepy or disgusting, unlike crawlers. A former roommate felt the opposite way, and I’m wondering which of us is in the majority. --- ## [Wii - what bits do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-what-bits-do-i-need/556688)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-what-bits-do-i-need/556688 "2010-10-12T13:23:32Z")
So we have decided to get a Wii for the kids at xmas. I have been down to BestBuy and now suffer from choice overload , there are way too many bits and pieces on offer. What add ons or games do you recomend, mostly aime… --- ## [Why teach WWII and Vietnam in History Classes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teach-wwii-and-vietnam-in-history-classes/555937)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teach-wwii-and-vietnam-in-history-classes/555937 "2010-10-12T02:01:16Z")
This is driving me nuts. I know someone who is a high school social studies teacher–very bright, very articulate and logical, with a JD degree who argues that WWII and Vietnam deserve barely more than a mention in histor… --- ## [The Constitution, Natural Law, and Homosexual Marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constitution-natural-law-and-homosexual-marriage/556486)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constitution-natural-law-and-homosexual-marriage/556486 "2010-10-12T00:59:27Z")
I was just reading this article by Rabbi Avi Shafran. I was wondering how fellow Dopers might respond to the following paragraph in said article. Specifically, Dopers who think homosexuals should have the right to marry: … --- ## [Could you live in a "round" house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-in-a-round-house/556626)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-in-a-round-house/556626 "2010-10-11T23:47:07Z")
Actually its 12 sided. It comes as a kit, but I’ll have someone who knows what they are doing put it together. My wife and I are thinking of having one built on property we own in Hawaii. My wife likes the idea, but I’… --- ## [To what degree do you believe in God ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-do-you-believe-in-god/555377)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-do-you-believe-in-god/555377 "2010-10-11T22:08:57Z")
To what what degree do you believe in God ? --- ## [Question for "Gun Nuts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-gun-nuts/553042)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-gun-nuts/553042 "2010-10-11T20:58:49Z")
In this thread, a question is raised as to the constitutionality of suspending gun ownership rights during a state of emergency. This has me asking a question here that’s been on my mind for a while, but I didn’t want t… --- ## [Tell me about Loudonville, Ohio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-loudonville-ohio/556730)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-loudonville-ohio/556730 "2010-10-11T20:58:12Z")
Anyone here ever lived there or spent lots of time there? Remotely kicking around the idea of renting a house there that we have in the family and commuting to Columbus for work. Ridiculous? --- ## [Need answer now British term for many](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-now-british-term-for-many/556722)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-now-british-term-for-many/556722 "2010-10-11T20:15:21Z")
What is a British word for many or ‘a lot’ Two syllables. --- ## [Londoners: Finding a Flat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londoners-finding-a-flat/556714)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/londoners-finding-a-flat/556714 "2010-10-11T19:52:30Z")
I have a friend living in London who’s been searching for a flat over the last two or three weeks. She says that she keeps scheduling a viewing, just to have the realtor call a few hours before it’s time to go look and s… --- ## [How do you actually get a bubble 'do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-actually-get-a-bubble-do/556815)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-actually-get-a-bubble-do/556815 "2010-10-11T19:42:53Z")
There’s probably a factual answer, but I figured I’d ask here because there might be a bunch of answers, or people might have their own personal 60’s experience to draw on. You know, one of those 60’s hairdos like Peggy… --- ## [Is It Worth Dying For?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-dying-for/556235)
**Author:** [@Leaking\_Boot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaking_Boot)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-dying-for/556235 "2010-10-11T18:36:42Z")
Ok, I’ll 'fess up - I’m pretty new here, and to message boards in general. From what I’ve read, Dopers are (on the whole) very intelligent people with rational, well formed views who may, however, become passionate and … --- ## [What is your Internet connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-internet-connection/556283)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-internet-connection/556283 "2010-10-11T17:54:34Z")
How are you connected to the world wide web? --- ## [Tankless water heaters: opinions wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tankless-water-heaters-opinions-wanted/556613)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tankless-water-heaters-opinions-wanted/556613 "2010-10-11T16:24:14Z")
We’re considering replacing our standard water heater with a tankless heater. Has anybody else done this, and if so, what has been your experience with repairs or problems? Please indicate how long you’ve had it. We a… --- ## [What are the most interesting places in Canada to visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-interesting-places-in-canada-to-visit/556667)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-interesting-places-in-canada-to-visit/556667 "2010-10-11T14:44:24Z")
Last week, I took part in a fantasy hockey draft with 10 people from the United States and ten people from Canada. I spent a long time talking with the Canadians about visiting Canada and they all seemed to think I shoul… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1866) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1868)