# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1881 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1882 --- ## [When the cheaper choice is far superior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-cheaper-choice-is-far-superior/553702)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-cheaper-choice-is-far-superior/553702 "2010-09-18T06:25:01Z")
What cheap purchases are significantly better or more satisfying than the expensive counterpart? My example: I enjoy the far cheaper Totino’s Pizza and prefer it to the expensive brands. --- ## [Tell me about French Door fridges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-french-door-fridges/553723)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-french-door-fridges/553723 "2010-09-18T05:13:24Z")
We have a side by side now and feel that it’s not the best use of space. Both sides are kind of narrow which limits the size of containers that fit. It also makes stuff drift to the back where it can get lost. I’m looki… --- ## [Not Totally Left/Right Handed Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-totally-left-right-handed-poll/550006)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-totally-left-right-handed-poll/550006 "2010-09-17T21:41:30Z")
I write with my left hand so if the topic of handedness comes up, I usually describe myself as left-handed. Actually though, I do plenty of things with my right hand (hey! get your mind out of the gutter.) I would even s… --- ## [Do You Hang On To Summer? (Visit the Beach In Autumn)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hang-on-to-summer-visit-the-beach-in-autumn/554132)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hang-on-to-summer-visit-the-beach-in-autumn/554132 "2010-09-17T21:28:07Z")
I do…I like the beach in autumn-it seems that its nice to catch the last rays of summer. Plus, it isn’t crowded-you can actually relax and listen to music, without having your ears blasted off by rap. I like to see how … --- ## [Anyone ever had an entire house replumbed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-an-entire-house-replumbed/554106)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-an-entire-house-replumbed/554106 "2010-09-17T20:21:33Z")
And if so, roughly what did it cost? Friends of ours are in a townhouse with polybutylene plumbing. Which was the subject of a class-action lawsuit some years back; unfortunately they didn’t know of that at the time so … --- ## [Are you going to go to George W's book signing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-go-to-george-ws-book-signing/553653)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-go-to-george-ws-book-signing/553653 "2010-09-17T20:01:06Z")
I’ve been discussing with some folks how I plan to go to one of Bush’s book signings this November/ December where he’ll be promoting his new memoir. More often than not, this explanation is met with horror and shock. Ap… --- ## [Assholes at the gym: A "What would you do?" and "Here's what I did"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-at-the-gym-a-what-would-you-do-and-heres-what-i-did/553744)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-at-the-gym-a-what-would-you-do-and-heres-what-i-did/553744 "2010-09-17T15:43:58Z")
There are two assholes who work at the front desk of the gym I used to go to. Asshole 1 is some creepy guy who is always just barely on the wrong side of inappropriate. He never says or does anything overtly out line, bu… --- ## [Your otherwise-wonderful new lover refuses to touch, hug, or kiss. Are you bothered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-otherwise-wonderful-new-lover-refuses-to-touch-hug-or-kiss-are-you-bothered/553980)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-otherwise-wonderful-new-lover-refuses-to-touch-hug-or-kiss-are-you-bothered/553980 "2010-09-17T14:09:16Z")
After an extended-but-not-pathetic period of singlehood you embark upon a new love affair. The person in question is smart, hot, funny, financially-stable, and everything else you’re looking for in a partner. But, except… --- ## [birthday activity in NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-activity-in-nyc/553785)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-activity-in-nyc/553785 "2010-09-17T14:08:15Z")
I need help coming up with something fun for my friends and me to do this Thursday in Manhattan. (My birthday is actually Wednesday, but all my friends are busy, so the fun is postponed until Thursday.) We already thou… --- ## [Your favorite men's dress shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-mens-dress-shoes/553907)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-mens-dress-shoes/553907 "2010-09-17T13:53:48Z")
I’m looking for people’s experience with men’s dress shoes. Especially when it comes to dress shoes that can be worn in a conservative business environment (e.g.: closed-laced cap toes and wingtips), are comfortable and … --- ## [Men: What's your penis, (and other penises for that matter), to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-whats-your-penis-and-other-penises-for-that-matter-to-you/526634)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-whats-your-penis-and-other-penises-for-that-matter-to-you/526634 "2010-09-17T09:43:21Z")
Comparing notes. To me, mine or the ones attached to other dudes is a “never mind” signal. Not female. No cute V shaped girly parts will be observed here. (Move on, nothing to see here). It’s almost like a loincloth… --- ## [Trip to New Zealand - need ideas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-new-zealand-need-ideas/553835)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-new-zealand-need-ideas/553835 "2010-09-17T03:50:52Z")
My mother is planning to have one last big adventure as she’s getting on a bit and soon won’t want to make long overseas trips. So she has decided that New Zealand is the place to go. Dopers, help me out here…where sho… --- ## [Alexander the great .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-the-great/553577)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-the-great/553577 "2010-09-17T03:44:28Z")
Why not Genghis Khan the great ? --- ## [Dopers in Columbus, OH: Meijer, Giant Eagle, Kroger- which is cheapest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-columbus-oh-meijer-giant-eagle-kroger-which-is-cheapest/553860)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-columbus-oh-meijer-giant-eagle-kroger-which-is-cheapest/553860 "2010-09-17T03:44:10Z")
I have a penny-pinching friend who emphatically declares Meijer has the best overall prices, but she also has one right down the street from her. I would have to drive at least 8 miles to get to the less-preferable one, … --- ## [Pick your house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-house/553521)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-house/553521 "2010-09-17T03:02:58Z")
I thought about making this a poll, but there’s no way I could reasonably list everything. There are many architectural styles for houses. In the prefab house thread I mentioned Huf Haus. That got me thinking of home … --- ## [Six month anniversay with my girlfriend; how can I make it special?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-month-anniversay-with-my-girlfriend-how-can-i-make-it-special/553826)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-month-anniversay-with-my-girlfriend-how-can-i-make-it-special/553826 "2010-09-17T02:29:31Z")
So my six month anniversay with my girlfriend is coming up on Thursday and I was wondering what I can do to make it special. We already have plans for dinner (made by her) so I want to do something to show I care for her… --- ## [Cleaning a linoleum floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-linoleum-floor/554029)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-linoleum-floor/554029 "2010-09-16T23:52:08Z")
Couple questions: We want to use up old cleaning supplies for mopping the floor. Which of these would work best? It looks like dust and possibly old floor wax comprises the majority of crud on the floor: a. a deterge… --- ## [9/11 was done by some maniacs, it had nothing to do with islam per se.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-was-done-by-some-maniacs-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-islam-per-se/553671)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-was-done-by-some-maniacs-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-islam-per-se/553671 "2010-09-16T23:39:06Z")
I run into this argument every now and then, usually followed by "all religions have cooks, and you would be wrong to judge the religion by its fanatics Not an expert on islam at all, but in this case wasn’t Islamic fai… --- ## [Are you fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/553173)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/553173 "2010-09-16T22:51:59Z")
Looking at the Artificial Sweetener thread, there are a number of people who freely admit to being fat. So, are you? Poll to follow. --- ## [The Mystery Of The Disappearing Skydiver of Egg Harbor-- a RL Mystery, Plus A Poll. Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-disappearing-skydiver-of-egg-harbor-a-rl-mystery-plus-a-poll-newslink/553903)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-disappearing-skydiver-of-egg-harbor-a-rl-mystery-plus-a-poll-newslink/553903 "2010-09-16T21:10:19Z")
Several people saw a man plunge from an airplane—with no parachute! Yet, despite the best efforts of the good folk of Egg Harbor Township, they cannot find his body! Who would be the ones to solve this mystery? Vot… --- ## [Sixth Grade Science Fair Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixth-grade-science-fair-ideas/553726)
**Author:** [@Notchimine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notchimine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixth-grade-science-fair-ideas/553726 "2010-09-16T20:55:11Z")
I figured this would be a good place to ask for some suggestions that aren’t the cookie cutter projects that are on the web. Student is average in science but is bright and loves hands on activities. She is particularl… --- ## [Quick and easy stressbusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-easy-stressbusters/553641)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-easy-stressbusters/553641 "2010-09-16T20:01:42Z")
Sometimes things transpire in such a way that I get really stressed. Usually it isn’t a single external problem amenable to or worthy of “fixing.” I just have a personality that tends toward the anxious, and it’s like … --- ## [A half a milliion to save your kid. Would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-a-milliion-to-save-your-kid-would-you-do-it/553575)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-a-milliion-to-save-your-kid-would-you-do-it/553575 "2010-09-16T19:06:15Z")
The good news is Iran is prepared to release Sarah Shourd. The hiker that has been imprisoned for a year. They are willing to do it for a cool half million bucks. :eek: It’s supposedly bail. I feel for the parents. … --- ## [A projector for my iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-projector-for-my-ipad/544182)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-projector-for-my-ipad/544182 "2010-09-16T17:02:52Z")
I thought “A projector for my iPad. What fun!” Then I went looking (on the internet). Criminy sakes, what a jungle. Has anyone used their iPad to show a video, or even a movie? Also, the apple AV to doc doesn’t get ve… --- ## [How Many facebook accounts do you have, and use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-facebook-accounts-do-you-have-and-use/553370)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-facebook-accounts-do-you-have-and-use/553370 "2010-09-16T16:40:16Z")
I have three, one in my name and one in each dog’s name. I use mine for family and friends and one of the dogs’ to “like” different businesses and get coupons. I play bejeweled blitz with all three so I can send myself c… --- ## [Hints for surviving a proplapsed disc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-for-surviving-a-proplapsed-disc/553794)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-for-surviving-a-proplapsed-disc/553794 "2010-09-16T16:39:00Z")
Yesterday morning, I got up, made a coffee, parked my arse in front of the telly to watch the early news and coughed, just once. :eek: As those of you who have experienced this incredible event will attest, the pain wa… --- ## [Do you trust government to introduce one tax but remove another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-government-to-introduce-one-tax-but-remove-another/553728)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Luongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris_Luongo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-government-to-introduce-one-tax-but-remove-another/553728 "2010-09-16T15:20:15Z")
I understand that the government needs a certain amount of money to function and provide the basic services I want and need. It seems that anytime a politician wants to introduce a new tax, it comes along with the promi… --- ## [Guests not welcome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-not-welcome/553725)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-not-welcome/553725 "2010-09-16T12:56:42Z")
Are there any "guest "unfriendly insular culture anywhere in modern world ? Like not giving food to a visitor , or locals barring entry to outsiders ? --- ## [How would you solve this brain teaser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-this-brain-teaser/553651)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-this-brain-teaser/553651 "2010-09-16T12:47:11Z")
I came across this little gem the other day. I was able to solve it; but in the end I think there is an easier way to solve it. I’ll add my solution so no one thinks this is homework or anything. :eek: I’m 48… I don’t w… --- ## [Family molesters & the mother's statement "I never knew it was happening". Is this really credible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-molesters-the-mothers-statement-i-never-knew-it-was-happening-is-this-really-credible/553941)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-molesters-the-mothers-statement-i-never-knew-it-was-happening-is-this-really-credible/553941 "2010-09-16T11:53:16Z")
Personal experiences with molestation by family members are among the most terrible experiences one can imagine. The typical scenario is often the mother’s non-biological (but not always) SO repeatedly molesting her daug… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1880) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1882)