# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1869 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1870 --- ## [How accesible is the Carribean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accesible-is-the-carribean/556540)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accesible-is-the-carribean/556540 "2010-10-08T23:08:49Z")
For those Dopers who’ve visited the Caribbean, how wheelchair accesible did you find? I’m most intersted in the touristy/resort areas. --- ## [Programming: suggestions for code example](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-suggestions-for-code-example/556538)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-suggestions-for-code-example/556538 "2010-10-08T23:00:43Z")
I have an interview (for a programming job) next week, and I’ve been asked to bring along an example of my code, and briefly describe it. Alas, the only spec I have is “some C++ code”, and I feel like I’ve left it too l… --- ## [Ballpark cost for a new roof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballpark-cost-for-a-new-roof/556411)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballpark-cost-for-a-new-roof/556411 "2010-10-08T22:31:41Z")
Your experiences will obviously vary depending on type of roof, size of house etc. but we’re looking at re-roofing our house in the next few months. It’s a generic 2-story brick colonial - the one-story section contains … --- ## [A Question for Tucson Residents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-tucson-residents/556465)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-tucson-residents/556465 "2010-10-08T22:29:17Z")
So mrAru and I are considering a move to Tucson, and know nothing about the surroundings. If I wanted to be between 10 to 15 miles outside the city center itself, what communities are reasonably nice? It would have to be… --- ## [Would you recommend Maui for a winter holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-maui-for-a-winter-holiday/552782)
**Author:** [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-maui-for-a-winter-holiday/552782 "2010-10-08T20:44:55Z")
Mr Rosity and I are planning some kind of tropical vacation over Christmas - the problem is, he and I have very different ideas about what constitutes a good holiday. I am perfectly happy if I can sunbathe, swim and read… --- ## [How do you pronounce the phrase "interesting restaurant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-phrase-interesting-restaurant/556218)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-phrase-interesting-restaurant/556218 "2010-10-08T20:11:56Z")
I say it the first way: “in-ter-es-ting rest-ront” I’m also interested (:)) in what part of the world you hail from. I’m from the southwestern U. S., and my pronunciation of “interesting,” I think, definitely puts me i… --- ## [Dogs and cats, living together...is there any way to avoid mass hysteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-cats-living-together-is-there-any-way-to-avoid-mass-hysteria/555972)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-cats-living-together-is-there-any-way-to-avoid-mass-hysteria/555972 "2010-10-08T19:41:48Z")
Due to some shitty personal circumstances, I am going to go live with my parents for what I hope I hope is a really, really short duration. Problem: I have a cat. Like all cats, he is certain that he is the Ruler of th… --- ## [Firefox Users: Do you block the SDMB with NoScript?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447 "2010-10-08T19:40:01Z")
Just curious. --- ## [Has Anyone Here Ever Seen An Airplane Crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-seen-an-airplane-crash/555985)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-seen-an-airplane-crash/555985 "2010-10-08T17:42:41Z")
I am one of those white-knuckle fliers. I really hate to fly, but do. Look at where I have lived and you know I didn’t get there by train. I am getting better about flying, but still… I know statistically that flying is… --- ## [Ok, has anyone here actually "Spoke Truth to Power"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-has-anyone-here-actually-spoke-truth-to-power/555796)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-has-anyone-here-actually-spoke-truth-to-power/555796 "2010-10-08T17:15:27Z")
Word on the street is if you are c00l, you speak TRUF to da POWA. My view is this is a bunch of exaggeration; nobody really speaks truth to power. In the real world, REAL power means: You get fired, arrested, beaten, et… --- ## ["No Pressure" - Let's blow up people who don't agree with us!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pressure-lets-blow-up-people-who-dont-agree-with-us/555815)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pressure-lets-blow-up-people-who-dont-agree-with-us/555815 "2010-10-08T15:01:25Z")
So apparently this short film/commercial’s makers thought it was “funny.” Obviously the general public didn’t agree, and it was pulled hours after it was aired. What do you guys think? Keep in mind, this was made by a pr… --- ## [Distinctive Beauty... or just distinctive looks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinctive-beauty-or-just-distinctive-looks/555947)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinctive-beauty-or-just-distinctive-looks/555947 "2010-10-08T14:24:16Z")
I have a theory, and I’d like a little help testing it out. Without undermining my test by explaining it out the gate (I will explain it at some point), I’ll jsut say that I think that the greatest beauty is distinctive.… --- ## [Have you ever had your signals misinterpreted, or misinterpreted someone else's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-your-signals-misinterpreted-or-misinterpreted-someone-elses/556460)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-your-signals-misinterpreted-or-misinterpreted-someone-elses/556460 "2010-10-08T14:21:08Z")
This thread got me thinking about the above topic. Looking back, I’m pretty sure I failed to pick up on a lot of signals directed my way (the kind of thing where you look back and say :smack: dude, she wanted you). More … --- ## [Could you ever disown your child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-ever-disown-your-child/555724)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-ever-disown-your-child/555724 "2010-10-08T13:02:08Z")
Suggested by the current prostitution thread. Poll coming in a moment, but don’t let that stop you. --- ## [De-Friendening friends on FaceBook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-friendening-friends-on-facebook/555662)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-friendening-friends-on-facebook/555662 "2010-10-08T08:24:34Z")
I like FaceBook as a way to keep in touch with people. But my “friends” list has gotten a bit bloated. I got people in there that I like just fine, but they are friends of friends that I haven’t talked to in years. I … --- ## [Help me find websites about latin/middle english](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-websites-about-latin-middle-english/556343)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-websites-about-latin-middle-english/556343 "2010-10-08T04:07:05Z")
A friend of mine taught high-school Latin for 40+ years, and is a classicist and language buff, and since she doesn’t use the internet much I was hoping to compile a list of scholarly (or at least reliable) websites that… --- ## [Seeking opinions about (geographic) privacy re my blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-opinions-about-geographic-privacy-re-my-blog/556338)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-opinions-about-geographic-privacy-re-my-blog/556338 "2010-10-08T01:21:39Z")
Recently I launched my blog, which explores local oddities and out-of-the-way corners here in L.A. My sig here includes a link to it, although I don’t display my sig on the majority of my posts. The next post I’m plan… --- ## [Are your Android apps spying on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-android-apps-spying-on-you/556435)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-android-apps-spying-on-you/556435 "2010-10-08T00:47:38Z")
Apparently, many apps not only send sensitive information back to their vendors as well as advertisers and data miners, but they even violate their own privacy statements. article The article notes that the problem li… --- ## [Help me design my new computer set up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-my-new-computer-set-up/556312)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-my-new-computer-set-up/556312 "2010-10-08T00:06:26Z")
I have an aging HP pavilion zd7000 17" laptop that is slowly dieing. The last time I took the computer to my repair guy he suggested I start looking for a new one. So I’m reaching out to the collective wisdom of The Dop… --- ## [Seamstresses, how do I patch a pair of pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seamstresses-how-do-i-patch-a-pair-of-pants/556153)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seamstresses-how-do-i-patch-a-pair-of-pants/556153 "2010-10-07T22:29:02Z")
I have this problem with my pants/jeans where they eventually rip in a weird place…inside of the thigh. Not in the crotch or butt, ever. And it’s not along a seam, the fabric itself begins to tear. I know how it happens… --- ## [Woman's response to sexism/harassment (standing on traintracks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womans-response-to-sexism-harassment-standing-on-traintracks/556162)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womans-response-to-sexism-harassment-standing-on-traintracks/556162 "2010-10-07T20:57:59Z")
I came across a news story about a womantrying to take a stand against sexism: She says she tried to get the train driver to call the police but he wouldn’t and so she stepped onto the tracks. I found the story on Jeze… --- ## [Wallpaper Options and Sources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallpaper-options-and-sources/556348)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallpaper-options-and-sources/556348 "2010-10-07T19:51:24Z")
Here’s another thread for sharing wallpapers. I just put this one up: http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=tj1959&number=447&album\_id=242&thumbstart=0&gallery=CURRWEATHER#sli… --- ## [Recommend me a gadget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-gadget/556310)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-gadget/556310 "2010-10-07T18:38:15Z")
I have decided recently that I wish to add to my usual assortment of pocket tools some sort of information tool, a PDA of some sort. Basically, something along the lines of an iPod Touch. But not necessarily an iPod; I… --- ## [This weekend I did two simple things. What the hell is wrong with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weekend-i-did-two-simple-things-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-me/556121)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weekend-i-did-two-simple-things-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-me/556121 "2010-10-07T18:09:08Z")
I bought a new bathrobe. The old one was made of some unpleasant synthetic material, which was itchy, made me sweat, and didn’t absorb water post-shower. The new one is thick luxuriant absorbent towelling, and really p… --- ## [What about us voting posters off the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-us-voting-posters-off-the-sdmb/556163)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-us-voting-posters-off-the-sdmb/556163 "2010-10-07T17:17:50Z")
Not that I would agree with the suggestion. Hell, even I might lose posting privileges. Yet I get the sense that a lot of posters are frustrated with certain posters and TPTB who let them slide. I’d like to get the sens… --- ## [In your experience, tickling is most likely to be ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-experience-tickling-is-most-likely-to-be/556157)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-experience-tickling-is-most-likely-to-be/556157 "2010-10-07T17:16:10Z")
well, see the poll options for your, ah, options. Bear in mind I’m asking your opinions of persons who engage in tickling based on your personal experiences. There is no Fool of a Took option because I forgot to put it… --- ## [Advice on dealing with teenager's professed lack of religious belief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-dealing-with-teenagers-professed-lack-of-religious-belief/556029)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-dealing-with-teenagers-professed-lack-of-religious-belief/556029 "2010-10-07T17:06:23Z")
My 13-year old son announced this weekend that he is fairly sure that he is either an atheist or at least agnostic, and that instead, he “believes in science.” On the whole, I guess I’m OK with this, but my wife is a bi… --- ## [What did you call extra-lecture sessions with the TA when you were in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-call-extra-lecture-sessions-with-the-ta-when-you-were-in-college/555871)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-call-extra-lecture-sessions-with-the-ta-when-you-were-in-college/555871 "2010-10-07T15:36:36Z")
I have a reason for asking this, but it’s really stupid, so never mind. At my college we called them “section”, which I suppose was short for “discussion section”. --- ## [Have you worked at a mindless job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-at-a-mindless-job/556090)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-at-a-mindless-job/556090 "2010-10-07T14:41:49Z")
I’m not talking about being unappreciated at your job, I’m talking about work that is boring, repetitive and dull. I ask because I was watching the “Pizza” episode of Food Tech. During the dough production process, two … --- ## [Are you pissed about outsourcing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-pissed-about-outsourcing/556220)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-pissed-about-outsourcing/556220 "2010-10-07T14:22:03Z")
Inspired by this Pit thread about the anti-outsourcing bill getting shot down. It’s a pretty contentious topic with good arguments on both sides. On the one hand I lean slightly nationalistic and despise getting connecte… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1868) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1870)