# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1880 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1881 --- ## [Do you get phantom cell phone vibrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-phantom-cell-phone-vibrations/391320)
**Author:** [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-phantom-cell-phone-vibrations/391320 "2010-09-20T13:45:01Z")
So I’ve had this particular cell phone for about 5 months now and for the last month or so I get random phantom vibrations. I don’t mean the phone is suddenly randomly vibrating as if I’ve received a phone call. I mean I… --- ## [London During the Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-during-the-blitz/553001)
**Author:** [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-during-the-blitz/553001 "2010-09-20T10:03:27Z")
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the bombing of London during WWII. Congratulations to all you folks reading this who are in existence today because you were born of sturdy folk who survived thos… --- ## [Do Many Ex-Military Medics Become M.D.s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-ex-military-medics-become-m-d-s/554321)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-ex-military-medics-become-m-d-s/554321 "2010-09-20T07:05:15Z")
I ask because during my time in the service (USN) I was always struck by how competent and capable most of the Navy Medical Corpsmen seemed. I imagine that much of medicine involves “on the job training”-which these guys… --- ## [Would you buy a house next to a high school football field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-house-next-to-a-high-school-football-field/554228)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-house-next-to-a-high-school-football-field/554228 "2010-09-20T06:43:24Z")
I’m considering buying a house on a dead-end in what seems to be a nice neighborhood, that is priced 25-30% below nearby comparables. Some of the price difference is probably due to its lack of ‘upgrades’ (which is good… --- ## [Very, heavy, sensative, fearful subject \[connection between molestation as a child and pedophilia\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-heavy-sensative-fearful-subject-connection-between-molestation-as-a-child-and-pedophilia/554128)
**Author:** [@dumbernapost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dumbernapost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-heavy-sensative-fearful-subject-connection-between-molestation-as-a-child-and-pedophilia/554128 "2010-09-20T06:07:10Z")
I’m looking for opinions (professional or otherwise), explanations, theories, personal feelings, and any other ways to express oneself. This is a fact (dispute if you like): Mental illness still carries a strong stigma… --- ## [Road warriors: How much crap do you haul around with you? Anything cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-warriors-how-much-crap-do-you-haul-around-with-you-anything-cool/553683)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-warriors-how-much-crap-do-you-haul-around-with-you-anything-cool/553683 "2010-09-20T03:48:26Z")
So I am a part-time road-warrior: Once a month I drive five hours away to our company’s research headquarters and spend a couple of days there. As I was packing my junk for this afternoon’s drive, I was amazed at the am… --- ## [Lipreading question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipreading-question/554353)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipreading-question/554353 "2010-09-20T02:33:15Z")
Posit a deaf person who is both dyslexic and has the mental abilities of Leonardo Da Vinci amusing herself in front of a mirror. Can she understand what her own lips are saying, or does it come out backwards? Does the dy… --- ## [If US Tax brackets changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-us-tax-brackets-changed/553458)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-us-tax-brackets-changed/553458 "2010-09-19T21:41:54Z")
If US tax brackets were changed to the following, how would it effect the economy? Single/Married filling Separately 10% $1-21,150 15% $21,151-82,250 33% $82,251-272,250 35% above $272,251 Married filling Jointly/Q… --- ## [What makes a hotdog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-hotdog/554067)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-hotdog/554067 "2010-09-19T21:12:46Z")
So, Mrs. Lebeef and myself were driving home last night when this little discussion popped up: Is a hot dog just the dog, or does it take a bun to make it a hot dog? Rather, as she asserted, the meat itself is just the… --- ## [Anyone try Boston Medical Group.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-boston-medical-group/554299)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-boston-medical-group/554299 "2010-09-19T20:08:09Z")
I met a gal a few months ago and things started slowly but have picked up recently. A few weeks ago after a nice dinner and some drinks, we made our way to my bedroom. Lets just say disappointment ensued, apparently the … --- ## [Your Child as your FB Profile Pic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-as-your-fb-profile-pic/553960)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-as-your-fb-profile-pic/553960 "2010-09-19T19:25:53Z")
Okay, my FB is ‘private’ and I have a picture of my 3 year old (next month!) daughter as my profile pic. I think she’s adorable and that’s why I have the pic. That said, recently I was reading a discussion about profile… --- ## [Would you let your 4 year old son wear a Snow White dress for Halloween? I wouldn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-4-year-old-son-wear-a-snow-white-dress-for-halloween-i-wouldnt/551243)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-4-year-old-son-wear-a-snow-white-dress-for-halloween-i-wouldnt/551243 "2010-09-19T17:43:22Z")
I discovered the limits of my progressiveness inthis Salon article where the mother has purchased a Snow White dress for the begging little boy to wear on Halloween, and the “progressive, supportive dad” is very angstifi… --- ## [blogs or websites where people discuss using coupons & deals to get food for (nearly) free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogs-or-websites-where-people-discuss-using-coupons-deals-to-get-food-for-nearly-free/554304)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogs-or-websites-where-people-discuss-using-coupons-deals-to-get-food-for-nearly-free/554304 "2010-09-19T17:16:29Z")
I used to do this in college a bit, I’d find a way to combine coupons with in store deals to get a variety of food items either free or dirt cheap (less than a dime each). There is a website called the penny experiment … --- ## [When someone you might be interested in tells you they have "trust issues" what's your reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-you-might-be-interested-in-tells-you-they-have-trust-issues-whats-your-reaction/554269)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-you-might-be-interested-in-tells-you-they-have-trust-issues-whats-your-reaction/554269 "2010-09-19T16:05:10Z")
In your experience if someone you are possibly interested in tells you they have “trust issues” is that usually a red flag, or no big deal? --- ## [From Plant Hitler to Green Thumb Gaia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-plant-hitler-to-green-thumb-gaia/554283)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-plant-hitler-to-green-thumb-gaia/554283 "2010-09-19T15:58:59Z")
I have never raised a house plant before. I know virtually nothing of plant biology, except that they need soil, water, and sunlight. The thread title is a little misleading, as I haven’t even killed enough plants to h… --- ## [Driving MA \>\> AZ by myself next month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-ma-az-by-myself-next-month/553848)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-ma-az-by-myself-next-month/553848 "2010-09-19T15:17:45Z")
I’ve done my share of nearly-one-coast-to-the-other road trips before but never by myself. I’m driving my mom’s new car (purchased in New Hampshire, where her summer home is) to Arizona, where she lives for the rest of t… --- ## [Is it ok for spouses to make new, non-work friends of the opposite sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-spouses-to-make-new-non-work-friends-of-the-opposite-sex/553607)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-spouses-to-make-new-non-work-friends-of-the-opposite-sex/553607 "2010-09-19T04:21:24Z")
This new friend is: a) of the opposite sex (or to be LGBT neutral, the friend is of the sex that you are customarily attracted to) b) not someone you know from work (so you are not making this friend by default, there’… --- ## [Need to find info on Trusts, inheritance, & legalities of it all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-info-on-trusts-inheritance-legalities-of-it-all/554210)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-info-on-trusts-inheritance-legalities-of-it-all/554210 "2010-09-19T02:49:43Z")
I’m hoping wise Internet Strangers can point me in the right direction. Briefly, Dad’s will stipulated that his assets were to be left in Trust, with my Sis & I receiving the interest during our lifetimes, and once we d… --- ## [Gymnastics v. Volleyball - Hotter women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-v-volleyball-hotter-women/554172)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-v-volleyball-hotter-women/554172 "2010-09-19T01:52:17Z")
I was thinking about athletic women and how hot they are. I wondered which athletic body type is hotter… A taller than average woman with a bigger frame, maybe like a volleyball player (some may say Amazon) or A short… --- ## [Conspiracy theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories/552611)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories/552611 "2010-09-19T01:27:42Z")
Oswald acted alone. The World Trade Center buildings were brought down by terrorists who crashed planes into them. A dozen humans have walked on the Moon, starting in 1969. Kennedy’s assassination and the WTC attacks … --- ## [What's your favorite day of the week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-day-of-the-week/554186)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-day-of-the-week/554186 "2010-09-19T01:22:13Z")
Apparently, my nieces were practicing chart making by asking everyone they know to name their favorite day of the week. My Brother’s favorite day of the week is Red Shirt Day, on which he wears a shirt which is red and … --- ## [When Should the Law Be Disobeyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-the-law-be-disobeyed/553250)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-the-law-be-disobeyed/553250 "2010-09-19T01:15:14Z")
When should the law be disobeyed? --- ## [Does anyone have suggestions on dealing with anxiety without medication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-suggestions-on-dealing-with-anxiety-without-medication/553252)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-suggestions-on-dealing-with-anxiety-without-medication/553252 "2010-09-19T00:47:23Z")
I’m not looking for medical advise. I have a doctor that I see regularly. I’ve suffered from depression in the past and I live with a lot of stress in my life. My doctor has put me on medications to help me sleep and fo… --- ## [Choosing a home exercise machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-home-exercise-machine/554082)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-home-exercise-machine/554082 "2010-09-19T00:43:14Z")
With the arrival of our first child eight months ago, and our move to a small village a bit before that, my wife and I are finding it difficult to get to the fitness center that we normally attend. During the summer we h… --- ## [Cats and sprained limbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-sprained-limbs/469899)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-sprained-limbs/469899 "2010-09-19T00:38:27Z")
My cat hurt his leg somehow, just over two weeks ago. He’s been limping ever since, heavily favoring the leg. I took him to the vet as soon as I noticed something was wrong, and the vet poked and prodded his legs to see … --- ## [Future of free TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-free-tv/554217)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-free-tv/554217 "2010-09-18T21:21:52Z")
I am a baseball fan. Way back, the World Series was a free TV, as were the league championships series. At some point, probably in the 80s, the LCSs were cable only while the World Series was still on network TV. I fi… --- ## [How much do you worry about/involve yourself with work while on vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-worry-about-involve-yourself-with-work-while-on-vacation/554015)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-worry-about-involve-yourself-with-work-while-on-vacation/554015 "2010-09-18T19:39:07Z")
I’m nearing the end of a week off of work. My girlfriend is in town, and we’ve been having a great time together. On the other hand, largely due to circumstances that cropped up long after the vacation time was scheduled… --- ## [Was Patton a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-patton-a-jerk/553324)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-patton-a-jerk/553324 "2010-09-18T14:37:28Z")
I’m reading The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson (they’re quite good, I recommend them if you’re at all interested in WW2), and in it Patton is painted as a bloodthirsty, thickheaded jackass, who I would have punched … --- ## [Beating back the Beagle Boys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-back-the-beagle-boys/554123)
**Author:** [@MacGyverInSeattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacGyverInSeattle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-back-the-beagle-boys/554123 "2010-09-18T14:02:25Z")
Crooks, robbers, thieves!! We have had several robberies in our immediate neighborhood, including my next door neighbor. They all have the same MO of breaking a window in during the day with no one home and grabbing an… --- ## [What're the chances my bumper's gonna fall off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatre-the-chances-my-bumpers-gonna-fall-off/554181)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatre-the-chances-my-bumpers-gonna-fall-off/554181 "2010-09-18T13:18:40Z")
So I’d just backed out of a parking space in my apartment complex. I paused to put myself back into “drive” and to give some time for some guys standing in the middle of the lot to move. Suddenly, WHAM. A car parked d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1879) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1881)