# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1879 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1880 --- ## [Cell Phone Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-poll/554377)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-poll/554377 "2010-09-22T06:50:10Z")
Hope I got a good list, but feel free to elaborate. --- ## [U.S. energy usage chart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-energy-usage-chart/553781)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-energy-usage-chart/553781 "2010-09-22T01:02:45Z")
This is really illuminating and extremely sobering for all of us lefties who hope for eco-friendly, renewable energy. Take a look! --- ## [Passive-aggressive Portland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressive-portland/552607)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressive-portland/552607 "2010-09-22T00:53:01Z")
I can’t work up enough ire for a Pit thread, because I really do like living here. But consensus-driven, passive-aggressive Portland is making me slightly crazy. Listen up, people: it’s not confrontational to return p… --- ## [Apple gift card / iPad advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-gift-card-ipad-advice/554568)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-gift-card-ipad-advice/554568 "2010-09-21T23:50:07Z")
My wife just found out that she has won a $600 (Canadian) gift card for the Apple store. The point of the contest was to win an iPad, but the gift card can be redeemed for anything, so I thought I’d ask for suggestions. … --- ## [Electric Heating: What do you pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heating-what-do-you-pay/554214)
**Author:** [@Girl\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Hermit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heating-what-do-you-pay/554214 "2010-09-21T22:37:41Z")
We’re looking at buying another house but found the house is fully heated with electric baseboard heating. We have no idea what the costs might be for this type of heat. Do you heat with electric? Baseboard heating in… --- ## [How early or late would you start packing to move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-or-late-would-you-start-packing-to-move/554366)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-or-late-would-you-start-packing-to-move/554366 "2010-09-21T22:11:43Z")
I’m sitting here thinking about the fact that I’m going to be moving in a little over three months. I’ve lived here just under a year, and even though I haven’t accumulated much of anything in the way of clutter, I find … --- ## [Which depilatory to use on the er, starfish region?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-depilatory-to-use-on-the-er-starfish-region/554107)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-depilatory-to-use-on-the-er-starfish-region/554107 "2010-09-21T22:05:28Z")
So I was sitting around talking to my wife yesterday, who has had laser hair removal from bellybutton to knees. She loves it, and let’s face it, so do I. I admitted as to how I might like a little trim, especially arou… --- ## [What is a good blu-ray player that offers a total home media experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-blu-ray-player-that-offers-a-total-home-media-experience/554240)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-blu-ray-player-that-offers-a-total-home-media-experience/554240 "2010-09-21T21:53:16Z")
Someone I know wants to buy a blu-ray, but he wants a player that functions more as a total home entertainment center. He wants one with wifi and LAN capabilities that can stream netflix and pandora, obtain media from o… --- ## [If Hillary Clinton randomly walked into my office....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-clinton-randomly-walked-into-my-office/554402)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-clinton-randomly-walked-into-my-office/554402 "2010-09-21T21:19:04Z")
…how should I address her? Ms. Clinton? Mrs. Clinton? Mrs. Secretary of State? Hillary? Something else? I was going to make this a poll, but I suspect that there’s an appropriate or accepted way. --- ## [Has anyone encountered this rental scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-encountered-this-rental-scam/554251)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-encountered-this-rental-scam/554251 "2010-09-21T21:11:57Z")
This just happened to some people I know. They just rented a house or duplex, and have been moving in over the last few days. Today they found a bunch of their stuff had been stolen from the new unit, and while they we… --- ## [Your opinion of baby electronic toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-baby-electronic-toys/554516)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-baby-electronic-toys/554516 "2010-09-21T20:40:47Z")
So we have this nanny, DL, who takes care of the Little One (8 months) while I’m at work. DL noticed we have a grand total of one electronic toy and decided to rectify this situation, bringing in a LeapStart toy of her o… --- ## [How do you define "Children of the \ Decade"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-children-of-the-blank-decade/554247)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-children-of-the-blank-decade/554247 "2010-09-21T17:30:23Z")
I was born in 1977. My memories of the 70s are very nebulous. Like, I remember wood paneling of the “old” house where my family used to live. And I kinda-sorta remember moving into the new house, which would have happ… --- ## [LED HDTV Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-hdtv-conundrum/554540)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-hdtv-conundrum/554540 "2010-09-21T16:20:40Z")
So, last year, I got a nice 46" Samsung LCD HDTV, 1080p, 60hz. Nice set. I’ve had no issues with it, and enjoy it quite a lot. Today, I won a 40" Samsung LED tv from a seminar I attended last week. Pretty cool. Thing is,… --- ## [First Contact Scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-contact-scenario/553360)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-contact-scenario/553360 "2010-09-21T16:17:04Z")
Suppose out of nowhere extraterrestrials appeared out of nowhere and broadcast their arrival on all radio, TV, and Internet networks. Their basic message is the following: They are highly advanced aliens who form one mem… --- ## [Hitchens Proof of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchens-proof-of-god/553965)
**Author:** [@yokan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yokan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchens-proof-of-god/553965 "2010-09-21T14:55:50Z")
Christopher Hitchens has recounted more than once a dream he had. In it, a Jew came over and asked him to join their minyan (prayer quorum which only Jews – and in Orthodox circles, only Jewish men – can join). Hitchens … --- ## [Match.com users, can you help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-users-can-you-help/554397)
**Author:** [@bostongal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bostongal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-users-can-you-help/554397 "2010-09-21T14:22:58Z")
Ok, I want honest feedback from people who use Match (or other online dating sites) on what they think the “body type” designations really mean. What do you think when a woman puts “about average” versus “athletic and t… --- ## [I'm thinking of coloring my hair. Need advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-coloring-my-hair-need-advice/554195)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-coloring-my-hair-need-advice/554195 "2010-09-21T13:02:48Z")
First of all, my natural hair color is a sort of dark blond/light brown that gets lighter in the summer and darker in the winter. About ten years ago, I streaked it blond in the winter, and was happy with the results. … --- ## [Anyone Use a Livescribe Pen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-livescribe-pen/554456)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-livescribe-pen/554456 "2010-09-21T06:43:37Z")
In the NY Times Magazine yesterday there was a fascinating article about the Livescribe pen. This is a pen designed to record sound while you are taking notes. You write on special paper, and while reviewing you can poin… --- ## [Your favorite semi-obscure English word, or, boardless Scrabble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-semi-obscure-english-word-or-boardless-scrabble/553890)
**Author:** [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-semi-obscure-english-word-or-boardless-scrabble/553890 "2010-09-21T04:34:42Z")
Please enhance our vocabulary with a favorite word of yours that you think less than half of the public could spell or define. No proper nouns, please, and while we all love our schadenfreude, nothing that’s a loan word,… --- ## [Dunkin' Donuts scenario...would you make a stink about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkin-donuts-scenario-would-you-make-a-stink-about-it/554288)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkin-donuts-scenario-would-you-make-a-stink-about-it/554288 "2010-09-21T03:37:53Z")
Today I went to Dunkin’ Donuts to buy my extra-large cup of joe and a bagel. As the man was preparing my coffee, I watched as he added cream, the Splenda packets, and then filled the cup with steamy goodness. Then he p… --- ## [Should I get healthcare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-healthcare/553840)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-healthcare/553840 "2010-09-21T01:07:11Z")
Here’s the deal: I’m a grad student who has just returned to the USA. I get a stipend each month of around $1,500. There is an optional health insurance provided by the university for grad students which costs $250 a mon… --- ## [Best way to go about letters of recommendation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-go-about-letters-of-recommendation/554449)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-go-about-letters-of-recommendation/554449 "2010-09-20T23:48:17Z")
I’m going to be applying to several alternative teaching credential programs in the next few months, and they all want three letters of recommendation, which is something I’ve never really had to do before. Obviously, I… --- ## [What would you do in this situation? (Stalker-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-situation-stalker-related/554038)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-situation-stalker-related/554038 "2010-09-20T21:42:03Z")
I’m going to lay out what’s going on to someone I know in the second-person sense and you let me know what you’d do. I may add results and more info to posters replies to show you how things worked in the given situation… --- ## [Do you lie in polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lie-in-polls/554282)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lie-in-polls/554282 "2010-09-20T21:28:46Z")
Inspired by this thread. ( :stuck\_out\_tongue: ) --- ## [People come up with increasingly stupid ideas for polls, do you worry about that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-come-up-with-increasingly-stupid-ideas-for-polls-do-you-worry-about-that/554062)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-come-up-with-increasingly-stupid-ideas-for-polls-do-you-worry-about-that/554062 "2010-09-20T21:25:38Z")
You probably should. It may mean that the whole idea is a bad one. Not to bias my totally valid poll or anything. --- ## [Going into stasis for a century; What do I need to take with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-into-stasis-for-a-century-what-do-i-need-to-take-with-me/554016)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-into-stasis-for-a-century-what-do-i-need-to-take-with-me/554016 "2010-09-20T21:01:16Z")
(Don’t need answer fast, I’ve got plenty of time.) Long story short, I gained access to Skald’s vault of interesting and mostly harmless gadgets after distracting the flying monkey minions with a Peewee Herman mannequin… --- ## [Do you care to know the sexual orientations of actors, singers, & writers you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-to-know-the-sexual-orientations-of-actors-singers-writers-you-like/553756)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-to-know-the-sexual-orientations-of-actors-singers-writers-you-like/553756 "2010-09-20T20:36:24Z")
Inspired by the Michael Cera thread over in CS. Poll follows shortly. --- ## [Do you regret having kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-having-kids/554065)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-having-kids/554065 "2010-09-20T18:14:33Z")
This is a serious question. This is not meant to demean those that have children or make outlandish claims like “not having kids is ethical” (most hilarious thing I’ve read on the boards in quite some time). I know tha… --- ## [What's the most amusing response you've ever got in an argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-amusing-response-youve-ever-got-in-an-argument/550982)
**Author:** [@qpw3141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qpw3141)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-amusing-response-youve-ever-got-in-an-argument/550982 "2010-09-20T18:02:22Z")
Reading one of Cecil’s columns the questioner mentioned her sister getting very antsy when some trivial fact she’d quoted was disputed and, not being able to defend it, told her that she shouldn’t challenge people’s deep… --- ## [How does an iPhone sell for $1000+?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-iphone-sell-for-1000/554144)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-iphone-sell-for-1000/554144 "2010-09-20T16:29:19Z")
I’m looking into financing my iPhone upgrade by selling the old one on Ebay and ran across these completed listings- (you may need to have an account and log in to see them) $1225 One bidder jumped it from $300 to $12… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1878) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1880)