# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1870 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1871 --- ## [GOTO lazy programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goto-lazy-programming/556186)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goto-lazy-programming/556186 "2010-10-07T13:59:11Z")
Hey all you handy dandy programming types, why is the use of GOTO sometimes referred to as lazy programming? What are some examples? When did it become lazy programming? --- ## [Collection Agency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-agency/556073)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-agency/556073 "2010-10-07T09:11:39Z")
So, I had a $40,000 hospital bill. It was all paid but about $28. I would go round and round about this with the hospital. They said I would have to talk to the insurance company. The insurance company said this is … --- ## [I am so mad right now, someone please tell me if this is legal in NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-mad-right-now-someone-please-tell-me-if-this-is-legal-in-ny/556074)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-mad-right-now-someone-please-tell-me-if-this-is-legal-in-ny/556074 "2010-10-07T09:01:13Z")
My sister got hurt at work today. She stepped off a walkway and into a pothole. She bent her ankle and said it felt like something broke although there’s no swelling or bruising. She is in a lot of pain. She filled out … --- ## [How do you wash dishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wash-dishes/556002)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wash-dishes/556002 "2010-10-07T07:39:28Z")
Inspired by this thread in GQ. I think I have found the most efficient way to do dishes by hand. I am not a huge fan of the dishwasher… I guess because we never had one growing up. I understand studies show that it’s th… --- ## [Lawyers--Contractor screwed up, endangered my family, I need suggestions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-contractor-screwed-up-endangered-my-family-i-need-suggestions/555637)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-contractor-screwed-up-endangered-my-family-i-need-suggestions/555637 "2010-10-07T06:47:58Z")
This is not quite a request for legal advice, it’s a request for you to think rationally while I cannot. Here’s the situation: I contracted to have a new water heater installed. This is a reputable local firm, recomme… --- ## [GPS navigation: in-dash or portable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-navigation-in-dash-or-portable/556109)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-navigation-in-dash-or-portable/556109 "2010-10-07T05:29:46Z")
What’s the advantage of an in-dash navigation system over a portable unit? We’re looking at vehicles at the moment, and I don’t get why someone would pay $1,600 for one. Screen size? Is the antenna/satellite detection fa… --- ## [Ladies or gay men: Are you attracted to Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978 "2010-10-07T05:11:22Z")
Just wondering if Jack still has it, or if he’s deluding himself. --- ## [Looking for Car Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-car-insurance/549675)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-car-insurance/549675 "2010-10-07T05:07:40Z")
Just got the bill to reup for 6 more months and started wondering, can I get this policy for less? I’ve been with the current company for years and have no complaints. The two times they were needed they were there. B… --- ## [Why do you never carry cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-never-carry-cash/555768)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-never-carry-cash/555768 "2010-10-07T04:36:44Z")
I noticed on the “how much change do you have” thread that several people mentioned that they never have cash. I have also met people IRL that never or almost never have cash. Every once in a while they will need cash … --- ## [Post Office Dilemma...Any Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-dilemma-any-advice/556120)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-dilemma-any-advice/556120 "2010-10-07T01:28:08Z")
We moved a month ago, and have gotten no mail. Zip. Zero. Nada. Not even the third class stuff marked “Resident”, much less the first class stuff. Our name has been on the mailbox since the day we moved in. We’ve been t… --- ## [what to bring to Shanghai as gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-bring-to-shanghai-as-gifts/555948)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-bring-to-shanghai-as-gifts/555948 "2010-10-07T01:27:38Z")
If you search a bit, a few weeks ago I asked about places to visit on my upcoming trip to Shanghai. Now I’m considering what would be an appropriate American gift to bring to my Chinese hosts. I hesitate to bring alcoh… --- ## [Do you carry coins, folding money, and/or a checkbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-coins-folding-money-and-or-a-checkbook/556011)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-coins-folding-money-and-or-a-checkbook/556011 "2010-10-07T00:51:32Z")
Sparked by the Why Do You Never Carry Cash? thread. Back in the day, when you left the house for more than just a stroll down the street, you pretty much needed to carry cash (coins and folding money) for small to mediu… --- ## [Should my son be allowed to charge up food at school to any amount he wants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-be-allowed-to-charge-up-food-at-school-to-any-amount-he-wants/555543)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-be-allowed-to-charge-up-food-at-school-to-any-amount-he-wants/555543 "2010-10-06T23:59:26Z")
School lunches cost $2.50, breakfast costs $1.25. We have told Dominic that he is not allowed to buy breakfasts at school, because we have lots of cereal, toast, eggs, etc here at home that he can eat. Now we find out t… --- ## [Do you like your SDMB thread polls public or private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-sdmb-thread-polls-public-or-private/556199)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-sdmb-thread-polls-public-or-private/556199 "2010-10-06T23:13:56Z")
It may be my imagination, or just coincidence, but it seems like I’m seeing more and more polls lately where the voters’ names are being made public. And while it’s rare that I encounter a thread where I am actually both… --- ## [How legible is your signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-legible-is-your-signature/555870)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-legible-is-your-signature/555870 "2010-10-06T22:33:39Z")
I had a bunch of letters that required my John Hancock and went through them right down the line. After the third or fourth one, I realized had my name not been printed below the signature line, there’s no way in hell o… --- ## [The terrifying hatchet man in the bunny suit - Did this originate in Maryland or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrifying-hatchet-man-in-the-bunny-suit-did-this-originate-in-maryland-or-not/556282)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrifying-hatchet-man-in-the-bunny-suit-did-this-originate-in-maryland-or-not/556282 "2010-10-06T21:48:49Z")
In my mid teens in the early to mid 70’s Montgomery County MD, there were often hair raising stories bandied about that a man in a rabbit suit wielding an ax was menacing local teenagers necking in cars. Now I see this … --- ## [Irreligious Jewish dopers - did you or your child go on Birthright? Tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irreligious-jewish-dopers-did-you-or-your-child-go-on-birthright-tell-me-about-it/556014)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irreligious-jewish-dopers-did-you-or-your-child-go-on-birthright-tell-me-about-it/556014 "2010-10-06T21:32:29Z")
I’m 23 and never considered Birthright. Off the top of my head I can really only think of two friends who went, one of whom I’m not close with anymore. Most of my friends, Jewish or not, are irreligious. The friend who w… --- ## [What if all trees were blue ..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-trees-were-blue/556107)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-trees-were-blue/556107 "2010-10-06T19:55:16Z")
…one fine morning ? --- ## [One God but many religions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-god-but-many-religions/553954)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-god-but-many-religions/553954 "2010-10-06T19:35:24Z")
What does it tell you ? --- ## [Poll: how old were you when you first saw a baby born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-were-you-when-you-first-saw-a-baby-born/555981)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-were-you-when-you-first-saw-a-baby-born/555981 "2010-10-06T19:34:44Z")
Thinking of this MPSIMS thread, I want to conduct a poll about how old people were the first time they saw a baby born. In person, I mean, not on film. And not an animal birth. I was six, and while it’s a bit unusual, … --- ## [Garden is fallow next year...what to plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-is-fallow-next-year-what-to-plant/555914)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-is-fallow-next-year-what-to-plant/555914 "2010-10-06T19:03:50Z")
I’m going to try to ignore the January itch to have a garden next year and let my garden soil recover. I’d like to plant the best ground cover to rejuvenate the soil. What should I plant and where do I get it? I’ve th… --- ## [Where can you buy cheap or last minute concert/sport/comedy tickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-you-buy-cheap-or-last-minute-concert-sport-comedy-tickets/556200)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-you-buy-cheap-or-last-minute-concert-sport-comedy-tickets/556200 "2010-10-06T17:14:18Z")
There are websites like priceline or expedia that get you deals on last minute hotels and travel. So is there a website that has deeply discounted live event tickets, ie if the regular ticket was $30 but the concert is … --- ## [How much am I responsible for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-responsible-for/556056)
**Author:** [@ashenRiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashenRiot)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-responsible-for/556056 "2010-10-06T15:12:26Z")
As a favor for a friend I agreed to watch her dog for a week. For the first 4 days and during the previous intro there were no issues between her dog and mine. For some unknown reason, my 8yr old, half blind, 35lbs Bosto… --- ## [Let's revisit avatars! (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-revisit-avatars-poll/522214)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-revisit-avatars-poll/522214 "2010-10-06T09:09:23Z")
Many of us have experience with having our own custom avatars now, and I’m curious what the feeling on the Dope is about adding avatars to our Doping experience. Since vBulletin has the capability to turn avatars off if … --- ## [Bringing a well-established foriegn television program to America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-a-well-established-foriegn-television-program-to-america/556223)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-a-well-established-foriegn-television-program-to-america/556223 "2010-10-06T05:54:46Z")
Story time, for illustrative purposes Hubert is a little American boy who enjoys watching a television comedy program from Japan, which has established itself as a consistently popular program with prolific writers and … --- ## [Savannah, GA - Ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-ga-ideas/555766)
**Author:** [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-ga-ideas/555766 "2010-10-06T05:04:54Z")
I’m spending 2 1/2 days (and 2 nights) in Savannah in about a week or two and would love some suggestions for some not-terribly-touristy things to do. Hotel is on Reynolds Square and I’m not sure about renting a car yet… --- ## [How do you pronounce 'garrote'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-garrote/555778)
**Author:** [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-garrote/555778 "2010-10-06T04:50:32Z")
Killing someone by strangling with piano wire or other rope-like object. I swear that I’ve heard it pronounced gair-oh-tay. Probably in a movie. Dictionary.com claims that it’s pronounced gah-rote or some such, and do… --- ## [When should you send a "thank you" email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-you-send-a-thank-you-email/556027)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-you-send-a-thank-you-email/556027 "2010-10-06T03:58:25Z")
You email someone with a question. They respond with an appropriate answer. Do you email them back to say thank you? Here’s the way I see the issue: If it’s a long time friend, then no. The extra email is just a waste … --- ## [What do you think of Mint.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-mint-com/556036)
**Author:** [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-mint-com/556036 "2010-10-06T03:26:10Z")
I’m thinking of signing up with mint.com so my wife and I can get an all-in-one view of our money, so we can (finally) plan more intelligently. If you use mint.com, do you recommend it? Any anecdotes, tips, warnings? T… --- ## [Electric Razor suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-razor-suggestions/556021)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-razor-suggestions/556021 "2010-10-06T03:21:50Z")
My boyfriend needs to start shaving with an electric razor. The last time he used one was about 20 years ago and he hated it. His facial hair is extremely coarse and it grows very fast. I told him that I’m sure technolog… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1869) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1871)