# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1890 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1891 --- ## [So do I hock my wedding ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-i-hock-my-wedding-ring/551844)
**Author:** [@Lisa\_Ann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa_Ann)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-i-hock-my-wedding-ring/551844 "2010-09-02T19:14:32Z")
Ugly story short: I’m separated, will be divorced, going to counseling. Do I hock my wedding ring? And what do I do with all the wedding albums and me’n’him crap that accumulated over 22 years when I go pack up the res… --- ## [Gearing up for a fight with the dealership, need opinions please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearing-up-for-a-fight-with-the-dealership-need-opinions-please/552071)
**Author:** [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearing-up-for-a-fight-with-the-dealership-need-opinions-please/552071 "2010-09-02T18:39:28Z")
Two weeks ago, (08/14/10) my husband bought a truck. It’s a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500. High miles, but otherwise, meticulously maintained. He got hosed on his trade in, but they threw in a set of new tires and oil changes eve… --- ## [Do you respond to gender-specific SDMB polls that are not for your gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038 "2010-09-02T17:51:32Z")
So… am I the only one who does this? Occasionally, there will be a poll for the ladies to answer, and sometimes I either know how my spouse would answer because it had come up already or else I call over, “Hey, honey, d… --- ## [Id this recent men's hairstyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-recent-mens-hairstyle/550570)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-recent-mens-hairstyle/550570 "2010-09-02T17:47:59Z")
And has it run its course? Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any images of hit, but to describe it: The hair is cut pretty short, but the very front of the head is cut just a little bit longer, so it’s like a small topkno… --- ## [What's the scam or angle in this email I'm getting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-scam-or-angle-in-this-email-im-getting/550871)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-scam-or-angle-in-this-email-im-getting/550871 "2010-09-02T15:40:08Z")
It does seem too good to be true, but I don’t see the hole in the plan, yet. Is this a real scam, or one of those jobs that is theoretically possible but very difficult to make a “real” job, like selling Mary Kay and su… --- ## [Anyone had one piece of jewelry remade as another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-one-piece-of-jewelry-remade-as-another/552068)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-one-piece-of-jewelry-remade-as-another/552068 "2010-09-02T14:37:04Z")
I no longer wear my wedding and engagement rings or my husband’s ring. I ponder having them remade as some form of jewelry I’d be more likely to wear, but… I know absolutely nothing about jewelry. Has anyone done somet… --- ## [Ever heard of a police checkpoint "survey" like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-a-police-checkpoint-survey-like-this/552031)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-a-police-checkpoint-survey-like-this/552031 "2010-09-02T14:16:20Z")
This is third-hand so I’ll try to stick with the details that I’m pretty sure of. My girlfriend’s co-worker was recently stopped about 5:30 PM in the Hampton Roads/Norfolk area of Virginia at some sort of checkpoint. I… --- ## [Should I audition for a college play if I have no acting experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-audition-for-a-college-play-if-i-have-no-acting-experience/552225)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-audition-for-a-college-play-if-i-have-no-acting-experience/552225 "2010-09-02T10:26:51Z")
I just got back from the first meeting of my university’s theater group, where everyone got to know each other and played some improv games. It was a lot of fun, and auditions for this semester’s production (Radium Girl… --- ## [A Different and Better World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-and-better-world/552138)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-and-better-world/552138 "2010-09-02T05:21:33Z")
Would this world be a better world than our own? Basically this is a TL where most things that could have been better do go better compared to OTL after 1941. Stalin and Hitler both die in 1942 and the USSR is taken ove… --- ## [Have Nikon D60. What's my upgrade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-nikon-d60-whats-my-upgrade/552162)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-nikon-d60-whats-my-upgrade/552162 "2010-09-02T04:08:51Z")
I have a Nikon D60 camera and had an accident with it. I was thinking about taking the insurance money and upgrading a bit. Nothing extreme, just a layer or two up - maybe $200 max additional. I was thinking about the… --- ## [Do you dread things even as you look forward to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dread-things-even-as-you-look-forward-to-them/552328)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dread-things-even-as-you-look-forward-to-them/552328 "2010-09-02T00:21:52Z")
When I was a kid, I always looked forward to the new school year even as I dreaded the end of summer. If I have big plans, like a vacation or something fun, I always find a part of me dreads the day. I don’t know if it… --- ## [Working with your spouse/SO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-your-spouse-so/552221)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-your-spouse-so/552221 "2010-09-02T00:17:35Z")
I finally got a job. :slight\_smile: I’m going to be waitressing at the restaurant where my husband is a chef. While I’m glad to have a job (it’s better than being unemployed), I am a little wary. The last time I work… --- ## [Have you joined, or considered joining, a country club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-joined-or-considered-joining-a-country-club/551947)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-joined-or-considered-joining-a-country-club/551947 "2010-09-01T22:50:20Z")
The thread about jeans and country clubs got me thinking about country club membership in general, and baby boomers and country clubs in particular. My grandfather, a Kansas lawyer, belonged to a country club. My fathe… --- ## [What should I do in the evenings instead of TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-the-evenings-instead-of-tv/552173)
**Author:** [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-the-evenings-instead-of-tv/552173 "2010-09-01T22:31:36Z")
I work a Monday thru Friday, 9 to 5 kind of thing. Most evenings, I come home, go for a walk/workout, eat dinner and then hit the couch to absorb whats on the DVR until bed. When I think about how much TV I watch in a we… --- ## [Would you hesitate to date an extremely attractive person who lacked ambition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hesitate-to-date-an-extremely-attractive-person-who-lacked-ambition/552017)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hesitate-to-date-an-extremely-attractive-person-who-lacked-ambition/552017 "2010-09-01T21:23:26Z")
Let’s say you meet someone of the appropriate gender for you whom you find extremely compelling physically, intellectually, and emotionally, and who finds you similarly attractive. (And, of course, you’re fee to date.) … --- ## [Why have most Discussion Boards dried up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-most-discussion-boards-dried-up/551309)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-most-discussion-boards-dried-up/551309 "2010-09-01T21:09:22Z")
I recall the great discussion groups on Usenet. Most were rec.tv or alt.tv. Nearly every tv show in the 90’s had a group. There would be several hundred posts every week after a new episode. The Babylon 5 group even got … --- ## [Near-miss with a bicycle: my fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/near-miss-with-a-bicycle-my-fault/551775)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/near-miss-with-a-bicycle-my-fault/551775 "2010-09-01T20:58:40Z")
So there is a marked crosswalk on a somewhat busy (but not overly so) street in the residential section on the outskirts of a major city near where I live. It crosses two lanes of traffic, a center turning lane, and a b… --- ## [Have you ever used a full textbook in 1 semester/school year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-full-textbook-in-1-semester-school-year/552067)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-full-textbook-in-1-semester-school-year/552067 "2010-09-01T18:54:09Z")
I was looking through my Algebra book today and as I browsed the back of the book, I realized that when in high school, we never made it more than 3/4 of the way through the book. I now wonder if my 1 semester Algebra cl… --- ## [Have you ever had a "lost" weekend or day due to drinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-lost-weekend-or-day-due-to-drinking/552064)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-lost-weekend-or-day-due-to-drinking/552064 "2010-09-01T17:59:32Z")
It’s a common trope in tv shows, most recently in Mad Men, that if you drink enough you can lose entire days, forget most or everything you did over a day or more. I’ve been a heavy drinker at times but I can’t imagine h… --- ## [Homebrew carbon fiber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homebrew-carbon-fiber/551959)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homebrew-carbon-fiber/551959 "2010-09-01T17:09:48Z")
I was with a friend of mine, an avid kayaker who has either built or extensively modified every piece of gear he uses, trimming weight in every place he can to be able to bring everything he needs for two weeks in the wi… --- ## [Need advice for an ill-mannered feline.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-an-ill-mannered-feline/551683)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_Wombats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Wombats)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-an-ill-mannered-feline/551683 "2010-09-01T16:53:53Z")
My girlfriend has been having difficulties with her feline companion (read: overlord) particularly at night. Now, he’s still rather young, only coming up on a year old in October. The issue is this: at night, if he is l… --- ## [Health Savings Accounts and how to use them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-savings-accounts-and-how-to-use-them/552163)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-savings-accounts-and-how-to-use-them/552163 "2010-09-01T16:03:17Z")
Recently my work changed to high deductible health insurance. This means I am able to take advantage of a Health Savings Account (HSA). I have been thinking about this for a few months, but I have yet to figure out the b… --- ## [Am I a fool for doing this? (MP3 Player related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-fool-for-doing-this-mp3-player-related/552257)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-fool-for-doing-this-mp3-player-related/552257 "2010-09-01T15:02:13Z")
So, my MP3 player of choice is the Creative Zen Sleek Photo. I love it but it’s quite old, big for an MP3 player and doesn’t play videos. A few months ago I saw the updated model the Creative Zen MX was on sale so i boug… --- ## [An Uncomfortable Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-uncomfortable-proposal/552144)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-uncomfortable-proposal/552144 "2010-09-01T13:49:36Z")
Yesterday, I received an unusual email from an old friend. It didn’t seem like a huge deal at the time, and still isn’t, but the more I’ve thought about it and talked about it since then, the more odd it seems. My friend… --- ## [Who's the best poster you disagree with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-poster-you-disagree-with/551936)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-poster-you-disagree-with/551936 "2010-09-01T13:48:08Z")
I’m looking mainly for the best right-wing posters, because right-wing posters are the ones who’s opinions I tend to disagree with the most. By best I mean most intelligent, knowledgeable, eloquent etc etc. You can put w… --- ## [Vacation planning - Greece & Italy trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-planning-greece-italy-trip/552012)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-planning-greece-italy-trip/552012 "2010-09-01T07:15:40Z")
My wife recently got it into her head that she’d like to go to Greece sometime. A while back, she wanted to visit Tuscany in Italy. I was looking at the possibility of killing two birds with one stone, and maybe trying t… --- ## [What are some of the mindsets of poor people that keeps them poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-mindsets-of-poor-people-that-keeps-them-poor/550240)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-mindsets-of-poor-people-that-keeps-them-poor/550240 "2010-09-01T07:13:56Z")
In this thread asking Why Would an African American Dislike Direct Deposit? people described a number of habits of people that tend to keep them poorer than they need to be, either by incurring hidden costs or failing to… --- ## [What gives advantage? Im completely blue-eyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-advantage-im-completely-blue-eyed/552216)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-advantage-im-completely-blue-eyed/552216 "2010-09-01T03:26:47Z")
Im a professional, I guess Im kind of blue eyed, Am i doing the wrong thing? there is nothing wrong having a nice mix of blacks/whites/mexicans as clients, but I prefer whites, Is this racist? In a bigger sense everybo… --- ## [Regular church-goers who are parents: at what age do you let your kids opt out of services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-church-goers-who-are-parents-at-what-age-do-you-let-your-kids-opt-out-of-services/551794)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-church-goers-who-are-parents-at-what-age-do-you-let-your-kids-opt-out-of-services/551794 "2010-09-01T01:15:42Z")
For purposes of this poll, I’m abusing the word church so that it includes synagoges, mosques, Buddhist temples, and so forth. Parent includes any sort of legal guardian. The poll will take me a moment to set up. --- ## [Your crazy, off-the-wall theory for why the economy is getting better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-crazy-off-the-wall-theory-for-why-the-economy-is-getting-better/551786)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-crazy-off-the-wall-theory-for-why-the-economy-is-getting-better/551786 "2010-08-31T22:05:39Z")
Back before the economy went into the shitter, I remember seeing trucks for “3D Ceiling Art” all over the road. Everywhere I went, all day, everyday. I surmised that a lot of people must be having home improvements done… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1889) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1891)