# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1877 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1878 --- ## [Baptism gift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baptism-gift/555031)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baptism-gift/555031 "2010-09-25T23:09:41Z")
I have to go to a Baptism/Christening (are they the same thing?) tomorrow. I know and very much like the parents. The baby is their second child, first boy, and is about 5 or 6 months old. I’ve seen the baby once (they c… --- ## [Bringing a dog to crowded public places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-a-dog-to-crowded-public-places/554808)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-a-dog-to-crowded-public-places/554808 "2010-09-25T22:01:49Z")
I just caught an article about a police officer shooting a dog at a Farmer’s Market in D.C. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/12/AR2010091203938.html And this follow-up story, asking whether … --- ## [Advice on working "four-tens"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-working-four-tens/554861)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-working-four-tens/554861 "2010-09-25T21:47:39Z")
Or 10 hours, four times a week. My state government is contemplating making many agencies switch over to this schedule, to save on the cost of utilities. Mine will probably be one of them. The savings, I predict, will… --- ## [Any Diplomats or State Department folks here? Questions about The Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-diplomats-or-state-department-folks-here-questions-about-the-sudan/554909)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-diplomats-or-state-department-folks-here-questions-about-the-sudan/554909 "2010-09-25T20:31:38Z")
Looking for experienced folks with hard answers. Is it safe to travel to The Sudan? ( I have exhausted many DOS web pages, please do not link me to them. ) If you have personal experience traveling there especially unde… --- ## [Have you ever fired your lawyer? Or wanted to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fired-your-lawyer-or-wanted-to/554545)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fired-your-lawyer-or-wanted-to/554545 "2010-09-25T19:43:55Z")
OK. Before we begin, let’s get this out of the way. This is NOT a thread for the general bashing of lawyers as a group or as a profession. This is about bad experiences you’ve had with a specific lawyer or lawyers who we… --- ## [What age should the kids leave home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-age-should-the-kids-leave-home/554709)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-age-should-the-kids-leave-home/554709 "2010-09-25T18:32:51Z")
Poll coming. Providing there not being a good reason for the offspring to stay (I.E. help paying for the bills, taking care of a sick parent, etc), at what age do you think children should finally leave home to make the… --- ## [Tell me about fertility treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fertility-treatment/554555)
**Author:** [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fertility-treatment/554555 "2010-09-25T16:49:41Z")
(I am going to talk to my doctor and do some other research, but I’m looking for personal experiences if you wouldn’t mind sharing). My daughter is almost 4 and we decided we’d like another chld. About 2 1/2 years ago.… --- ## [Did it happen two years or twenty years ago? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-happen-two-years-or-twenty-years-ago-need-answer-fast/554748)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-happen-two-years-or-twenty-years-ago-need-answer-fast/554748 "2010-09-25T16:37:40Z")
So…I am having a joint b’day party for my son (age 2) and my niece who’s currently living with us (age 20) because their birthdays are on the same day and it seems like a fun idea. One thing I would like to do is sort o… --- ## [Which Wash Zoo Metro Stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-wash-zoo-metro-stop/554955)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-wash-zoo-metro-stop/554955 "2010-09-25T16:23:56Z")
Can the DC dopers tell me which Metrorail stop is highly prefered by little legs too big for a stroller? As I recall, the Adams Morgan stop (after a long escalator)leaves you at virtually the bottom of quite a climb to … --- ## [Navigating the muddy waters of student loans - how to find a simple one for $5k](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navigating-the-muddy-waters-of-student-loans-how-to-find-a-simple-one-for-5k/555007)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navigating-the-muddy-waters-of-student-loans-how-to-find-a-simple-one-for-5k/555007 "2010-09-25T14:51:55Z")
I think this should be in IMHO and not MPSIS; mods please move it if I’m wrong. My dear boyfriend has the good fortune of a full tuition ride in college courtesy of his professor mom’s tuition exchange program. However… --- ## [How would you respond to finding out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-finding-out/554418)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-finding-out/554418 "2010-09-25T13:57:13Z")
I was at a party over the weekend with several friends but there were also several people that I had never met before. At a table next to the one I was sitting at, the conversation of music came up. They were discussin… --- ## [If you're heavy, would you be insulted if someone bought you a fitness game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-heavy-would-you-be-insulted-if-someone-bought-you-a-fitness-game/554686)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-heavy-would-you-be-insulted-if-someone-bought-you-a-fitness-game/554686 "2010-09-25T10:50:21Z")
I love my best friend to death, and she’s put on a lot of weight (moving from slightly overweight to definitely obese) in the thirteen years I’ve known her. I don’t bring it up because I know she knows that and she ackno… --- ## [good jobs for someone right out of college with this skillset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-jobs-for-someone-right-out-of-college-with-this-skillset/554687)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-jobs-for-someone-right-out-of-college-with-this-skillset/554687 "2010-09-25T06:07:49Z")
I’m trying to break into programming and get a job doing that. I have a minor in math (maybe math and computer science - pending) and will have an arts degree in philosophy in december. I’ve done three months of intern… --- ## [Phrases you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-you-hate/553990)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-you-hate/553990 "2010-09-25T05:15:12Z")
I don’t know why, but ‘somewhat of a’ is really sticking in my craw lately. He’s somewhat of a dancer. It’s somewhat of a good cheese. I think it’s somewhat of a resonable expectation. Argh. It’s like, phrases using … --- ## [What religion has the best relocation package in Afterlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-has-the-best-relocation-package-in-afterlife/554771)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-has-the-best-relocation-package-in-afterlife/554771 "2010-09-25T04:51:15Z")
Although my title appears to be a little humoristic, I do need information about religions in order to get the best deal. Christianity, Islam and Judaism have this resurrection of the dead. I guess this means that we hav… --- ## [What do you do to avoid "skid marks" in your undies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-avoid-skid-marks-in-your-undies/554203)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-avoid-skid-marks-in-your-undies/554203 "2010-09-25T03:38:45Z")
I’m trying to make a poll out of this, but options will be limited by by my limited imagination, so you will have to cut me some slack. Do you worry about getting skid marks on your undies? If so, in ways do you try to… --- ## [Best Republican To Be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157 "2010-09-25T00:15:53Z")
Who do you think is the Republican who will do the best as President of the United States? --- ## [Largest "obscure" city in the world (spoiler tags in effect!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-obscure-city-in-the-world-spoiler-tags-in-effect/554672)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-obscure-city-in-the-world-spoiler-tags-in-effect/554672 "2010-09-25T00:10:10Z")
Think of some big cities. Really really big. Guess what? Whatever names first popped into your head, those aren’t obscure. Now think of some obscure cities. Cities you haven’t thought about in more than a year. Cit… --- ## [Where are these hotels with great towels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-hotels-with-great-towels/554666)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-hotels-with-great-towels/554666 "2010-09-24T23:48:38Z")
Periodically a thread will pop up in which a Doper wants to know how to buy towels that are as fluffy and nice as hotel towels… or will talk about how she likes to periodically spend a weekend in a hotel, just for the ro… --- ## [U.S. Dopers, are cot / caught pronounced the same to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-are-cot-caught-pronounced-the-same-to-you/554823)
**Author:** [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-are-cot-caught-pronounced-the-same-to-you/554823 "2010-09-24T23:24:24Z")
Every so often on the SDMB, people are astonished to hear that cot and caught (don/dawn, not/naught) are homophones or conversely, they have different pronunciations. You can read about the phenomenon hear on Wikipedia. C… --- ## [Newspapers on Kindle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspapers-on-kindle/545767)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspapers-on-kindle/545767 "2010-09-24T23:00:02Z")
Despite being relatively tech-savvy, I’ve been reluctant to give up my daily Chicago Tribune subscription. Of course I can get all the same content on line, but there’s just something about being able to hold the paper i… --- ## [Your nerdy best friend has a crush on cutie; cutie asks you out. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nerdy-best-friend-has-a-crush-on-cutie-cutie-asks-you-out-what-do-you-do/554773)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nerdy-best-friend-has-a-crush-on-cutie-cutie-asks-you-out-what-do-you-do/554773 "2010-09-24T21:20:54Z")
Today’s hypothetical is about Dave, Don, and Jenny. Dave and Don are college sophomores. They are both roommates best friends, having known one another since kindergarten; each considers the other his brother by another… --- ## [Teach Me About Smoking Little Cigars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-smoking-little-cigars/521160)
**Author:** [@Baby\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Driver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-smoking-little-cigars/521160 "2010-09-24T19:55:54Z")
A friend and I were driving around town this afternoon, and we passed a gas station that advertised Cheyenne little cigars for $1.79/pack. In the spirit of adventure (and the lure of a good bargain), we each bought a pa… --- ## [Do you need more money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-more-money/554786)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-more-money/554786 "2010-09-24T19:55:19Z")
This is an anonymous poll about your current financial situation. Where the question uses “I”, you can substitute “we” for your household or family unit or whatever financially-pooled collective you consider to be “you”… --- ## ["Windows is checking for a solution to the problem..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/440427)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/440427 "2010-09-24T18:38:48Z")
Has Windows EVER actually found a solution? I don’t think so. Why do they even bother? --- ## [good copy machine wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-copy-machine-wanted/554866)
**Author:** [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-copy-machine-wanted/554866 "2010-09-24T17:47:08Z")
Does anyone know of a specific brand/make/model of a copy machine that is suitable for office use that seldom or never jams??? --- ## [Philosophy Graduate School in warm US climate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-graduate-school-in-warm-us-climate/554602)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-graduate-school-in-warm-us-climate/554602 "2010-09-24T16:36:27Z")
Thinking about going for an MA in philosophy. I’d like to go somewhere warm year round, like LA or other place that’s 60 degrees in January. Ask me some questions and give me some recommendations if you’d be so kind, I… --- ## [Guys would you let Mandingo/Lex Steele bang your SO one time if the opportunity presented itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-let-mandingo-lex-steele-bang-your-so-one-time-if-the-opportunity-presented-itself/554356)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-let-mandingo-lex-steele-bang-your-so-one-time-if-the-opportunity-presented-itself/554356 "2010-09-24T12:48:13Z")
Say Mandingo or Lexington Steele wanted to tag your SO and your SO expressed interest in trying out a monster like that ONE time just to see what it was like would you let them? The following conditions apply: Won’t be… --- ## [Those of You Who Have Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-of-you-who-have-lives/554517)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-of-you-who-have-lives/554517 "2010-09-24T02:02:23Z")
…what do you do? I have a good friend I see about once a week, and another good friend that lives in another state that I see about every six to eight weeks for a long weekend. I also ocassionally go on road trips to var… --- ## [How can I feel a connection with humanity (like a saint)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-feel-a-connection-with-humanity-like-a-saint/554827)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-feel-a-connection-with-humanity-like-a-saint/554827 "2010-09-24T01:26:31Z")
Recently I was sick and in pain and in fear and I felt this super-empathy/sympathy with humanity, like I was a saint. It’s like fearing death and suddenly you dont care about your childhood enemies, and that sort of thin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1876) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1878)