# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1872 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1873 --- ## [Poll: Opinions wanted on a sibling dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-opinions-wanted-on-a-sibling-dispute/555943)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-opinions-wanted-on-a-sibling-dispute/555943 "2010-10-04T21:29:38Z")
Poll: Two teen siblings. One is old enough to have a job and does, a hard one at a fast-food place. One is under sixteen and not old enough to hold a job yet, except for vary rare housesitting, petsitting, and babysittin… --- ## [Do you know one Tea Partier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-one-tea-partier/555542)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-one-tea-partier/555542 "2010-10-04T20:31:10Z")
I keep reading all these polls that say how many tens of millions of them there are, and how 56% of Americans (or some ungodly high figure) identify themselves as part of the movement, etc. I was just thinking about it,… --- ## [wat persentige ov bad speling online is dun 4 efect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wat-persentige-ov-bad-speling-online-is-dun-4-efect/556015)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wat-persentige-ov-bad-speling-online-is-dun-4-efect/556015 "2010-10-04T20:19:26Z")
If you’ve ever used an internet you’ll know what I’m talking about. Facebook is a good example. It seems like people actually put an effort into making their spelling look bad. As if doing it right is somehow somethi… --- ## [Let's Talk PC Backups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pc-backups/555944)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pc-backups/555944 "2010-10-04T17:43:21Z")
I’m looking at several options to backup my new pc. What I really want is a full image backup of the drive. That way I can recover quickly after a hard drive crash or a bad virus attack. Heck sometimes a bad software ins… --- ## [Mexican amoxocillin for my bad tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-amoxocillin-for-my-bad-tooth/555805)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-amoxocillin-for-my-bad-tooth/555805 "2010-10-04T16:07:45Z")
Didn’t think this kind of medical question was allowed but I just read thru an old thread that was comparable so here goes… I have a tooth that get’s infected peridocally. Twice over the last year and a half, my dentis… --- ## [Any Reason Not to Give Quicken Desktop My Account Info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-give-quicken-desktop-my-account-info/555854)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-give-quicken-desktop-my-account-info/555854 "2010-10-04T15:50:41Z")
About a year ago, I was looking into software tools to better manage my personal finance. I decided to go with the desktop version of Quicken because the only alternatives (Mint, Quicken, etc.) made me too nervous. Howev… --- ## [Should bumpers on cars be treated like luggage by the airlines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-bumpers-on-cars-be-treated-like-luggage-by-the-airlines/555565)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-bumpers-on-cars-be-treated-like-luggage-by-the-airlines/555565 "2010-10-04T15:24:54Z")
Meaning that bumpers should be on all cars and that they should be expected to get scuffed up and lightly bumped. This would mean that if someone bumped into your cars front or rear bumper in a parking lot and scuffed th… --- ## [How to fix a broke sun visor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-a-broke-sun-visor/555850)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-a-broke-sun-visor/555850 "2010-10-04T15:11:59Z")
I put this here because I’m looking for opinions. I have a Subaru Impreza and the driver side sun visor is broken: the pivot broke so it will only stay straight down, obstructing too much of my view. Here’s a picture. … --- ## [What's your vacation budget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-vacation-budget/555802)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-vacation-budget/555802 "2010-10-04T14:56:49Z")
I was thinking about going on a week-long vacation. However, the cost (to me) is outrageous: Air ticket: 400-800+ Ground transportation: 10-30/day Hotel: 30-60/day The above alone is like $1k already, not including d… --- ## [Would you stay married/involved if your SO were Methuselized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-stay-married-involved-if-your-so-were-methuselized/555369)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-stay-married-involved-if-your-so-were-methuselized/555369 "2010-10-04T12:40:01Z")
Adjunct question to this thread. You’re married or otherwise seriously involved. Your spouse/SO catches an unknown virus, and gradually you both come to realize that your spouse is no longer aging. What’s your reactio… --- ## [Is onion or garlic breath always bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-onion-or-garlic-breath-always-bad/555894)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-onion-or-garlic-breath-always-bad/555894 "2010-10-04T07:16:44Z")
Explain why people are repulsed by onion or garlic breath. When I eat onions, my breath smells (to me) like onions. Why would people who like onions not like onion-scented breath? Similar question with garlic. If you… --- ## [Can You Swallow Pills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swallow-pills/533805)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swallow-pills/533805 "2010-10-04T04:59:10Z")
I can’t. Yes, I know it’s almost certainly a psychological thing, but I can’t. I recall trying to swallow a pill that was about two times the size of a pin head and I STILL choked on the thing. My brother used to be ab… --- ## [What If We Had Kept The Victorian Look/Worldview Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-kept-the-victorian-look-worldview-today/555590)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-kept-the-victorian-look-worldview-today/555590 "2010-10-04T03:25:11Z")
I personally would like it if we kept Victorian dress and mannerisms, and combined with modern technology-it would be cool! Our machines would look so neat-think Captain Nemo’s submarine-flowing curves, exposed rivet hea… --- ## [Best Wedding favor you remember-seriously now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wedding-favor-you-remember-seriously-now/555716)
**Author:** [@SkyBlueKayak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBlueKayak)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wedding-favor-you-remember-seriously-now/555716 "2010-10-04T03:14:35Z")
Hello all– Planning receptions in 2 states for our July wedding and would love to know your opinion on wedding reception favors. Did you ever receive one you actually liked? I need some creative ideas and I’m confident … --- ## [Home astronomy: good telescopes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-good-telescopes/555821)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-good-telescopes/555821 "2010-10-04T00:53:14Z")
I would like to get a telescope to set up in my yard. I live in the country and on clear nights the sky is very starry so light pollution is not a big problem. Of course price is an object, but I would like recommendat… --- ## [Please help me switch from Palm to smartphone that syncs with Outlook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-switch-from-palm-to-smartphone-that-syncs-with-outlook/555378)
**Author:** [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-switch-from-palm-to-smartphone-that-syncs-with-outlook/555378 "2010-10-03T21:53:06Z")
My poor Palm TX is dying a slow death. PDAs have gone the way of the dodo, so I’m hoping to switch to a Verizon smartphone that will sync with my Outlook calendar, contacts, and tasks. I’d thought about making the obviou… --- ## [Your Favorite Science Magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-science-magazine/555737)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-science-magazine/555737 "2010-10-03T17:30:04Z")
When traveling by air (about every other month), I’ve always picked up a copy of The Economist and a copy of Discover. Last time I traveled the Hudson News didn’t have Discover, so I grabbed a Scientific American instea… --- ## [Would you marry Methuselah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-methuselah/555092)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-methuselah/555092 "2010-10-03T14:14:40Z")
No, I don’t mean the Biblical character, or even Lazarus Long. Yes, this is another Rhymer hypothetical. Here’s the sitch: Through whatever contrivances you care to postulate, you come to suspect that the person you’ve… --- ## [What is life/culture shock like on submarines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-life-culture-shock-like-on-submarines/555251)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-life-culture-shock-like-on-submarines/555251 "2010-10-03T12:25:49Z")
Partly out of curiosity, and partly as reference for my Nanowrimo (fictional amateur writing) outline, I’m curious, what is living and working on submarines like? Anything interesting would be great, but in particular I’… --- ## [Creep Scared My GF Last Night--What Should I Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245 "2010-10-03T06:54:20Z")
Last night while I was at a concert with my cell phone off, some asshole came up to our patio window (locked, thank God) and started pleasuring himself. My girlfriend ran and locked the door, then called the cops, who d… --- ## [My AWD vehicle slips and slides in the snow. What am I doing wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awd-vehicle-slips-and-slides-in-the-snow-what-am-i-doing-wrong/555742)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-awd-vehicle-slips-and-slides-in-the-snow-what-am-i-doing-wrong/555742 "2010-10-03T04:55:41Z")
This stems from the SUV vs. minivan thread, but I didn’t want to hijack it. I bought an AWD car (a Subaru) because I hate slipping and sliding in the snow. Fortunately, where I live doesn’t get all that much snow, but 5… --- ## [Going back to school budget question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-school-budget-question/555680)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-school-budget-question/555680 "2010-10-03T03:32:02Z")
As many of you know, it seems more and more likely I will go back to school soon to try a new a career. My choices are narrowed down to the engineering and computer fields. I want to go back for many reasons, prime of w… --- ## [How do you manage your budget/expenses?(corrected title)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-manage-your-budget-expenses-corrected-title/542891)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-manage-your-budget-expenses-corrected-title/542891 "2010-10-03T01:58:01Z")
I used to be terrible at managing budgets; always having just a few dollars left in my account before the next paycheque rolls about. So I am wondering what sort of systems you use to manage your budget and savings. I h… --- ## [Motorcycle riders: What do wish someone had told you when you started riding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-what-do-wish-someone-had-told-you-when-you-started-riding/555526)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-what-do-wish-someone-had-told-you-when-you-started-riding/555526 "2010-10-02T17:38:51Z")
Followup to this threadthat I started a while ago. So, I took the MSF’s basic road safety course and had a blast. I had such a good time, in fact, that I jumped in with both feet and bought a bike\*this week. I rode it f… --- ## [Drupal. Yes? No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drupal-yes-no/555675)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drupal-yes-no/555675 "2010-10-02T17:21:29Z")
Your input, please. --- ## [How old were your parents when you were born? What was their age difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-your-parents-when-you-were-born-what-was-their-age-difference/552191)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-your-parents-when-you-were-born-what-was-their-age-difference/552191 "2010-10-02T17:00:56Z")
Short OP: How old were your parents when you were born? (The age difference can be picked up from their ages, obviously. ;)) Long OP (or, why I’m interested): Whenever I’m helping people do genealogy or when I’m tryi… --- ## [Phone/network techs...should I keep this wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-network-techs-should-i-keep-this-wire/555437)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-network-techs-should-i-keep-this-wire/555437 "2010-10-02T16:27:39Z")
About 15 years ago, when my parents bought their house, they had all the phones re-wired. When the guy left he forgot his giant spool o’ wire. I’m guessing there’s about 500 feet of wire left on it. It’s been in my Da… --- ## [For those with a useless college degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-with-a-useless-college-degree/555177)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-with-a-useless-college-degree/555177 "2010-10-02T16:06:26Z")
What’s the answer? I pretty much fit the stereotype of the kid who went to college for all the wrong reasons. Got a bachelor of arts and a huge load of debt and not much of a steady career to pay for it all. Yes I mov… --- ## [Oxycodone- is it a big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxycodone-is-it-a-big-deal/555213)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxycodone-is-it-a-big-deal/555213 "2010-10-02T15:55:20Z")
A local television program tonight concentrated on all the addictions caused by this medication. It was flagship show and has some credibility so it will have a lot of traction. However, what I can’t quite grasp is the … --- ## [No late marks for students? Plagarism is now ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-late-marks-for-students-plagarism-is-now-ok/555566)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-late-marks-for-students-plagarism-is-now-ok/555566 "2010-10-02T15:31:16Z")
Sound strange? Well it’s not. The Saskatoon Public School System feels it’s okay for kids to hand in stuff late without penalty and to copy and paste from wikipedia. To sum the article up, marks are now separated for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1871) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1873)