# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1891 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1892 --- ## [Why does my girlfriend spend so much time here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-girlfriend-spend-so-much-time-here/551104)
**Author:** [@leedolee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leedolee)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-girlfriend-spend-so-much-time-here/551104 "2010-08-31T20:25:16Z")
she is really addicted to this site. i think she needs to scale back a little. it is hurting our relationship. what should i do? --- ## [Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575 "2010-08-31T19:29:32Z")
I always apply my toothpaste in an amount that’s exactly half the length of the brush. But my SO says that’s not enough! So, Dopers–How do you all use your toothpaste? --- ## [What have you won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-won/551040)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-won/551040 "2010-08-31T18:35:22Z")
Call it a bragging thread, if you like. Talk about the things you’ve won in your life. It can be any type of contest. A lottery, Jeopardy (I know we’ve got more than one of those here), a radio contest, a tournament, a b… --- ## [Nostalgia for old threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-for-old-threads/551520)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-for-old-threads/551520 "2010-08-31T16:42:31Z")
I actually went hunting for one of the items on this list by way of a vanity search on my username and noticed quite a few oldies that might deserve a revival or a new thread to continue the topic. These all came from … --- ## [Anyone an Economics Prof (or know one)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-economics-prof-or-know-one/551816)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-economics-prof-or-know-one/551816 "2010-08-31T16:36:05Z")
I had an idea for an economic theory that I would like to develop into a paper (presuming it’s deemed worthwhile). Unfortunately, my basis for economic knowledge is the SDMB, a read through The Wealth of Nations, the Wik… --- ## [Philadelphia Requires a "Business Privilege License" For Bloggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-requires-a-business-privilege-license-for-bloggers/551894)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-requires-a-business-privilege-license-for-bloggers/551894 "2010-08-31T15:47:38Z")
Full story at NBCPhiladelphia.Com So what do you all think of this? It brings up some interesting questions like: How do you enforce it? How is it defined? Working on your blog? Or when the ad revenue is made? Does… --- ## [POLL: What time of day are you likely to read and post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-time-of-day-are-you-likely-to-read-and-post/551848)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-time-of-day-are-you-likely-to-read-and-post/551848 "2010-08-31T15:01:58Z")
Over in ATMB, new member Ladymarmalade is asking what time of day is best to get her posts read and responded to. Let’s give her a hand. When are you most likely to be on the Board (check all that apply)? --- ## [Death of "The Guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-guy/551563)
**Author:** [@Superfreaknduper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfreaknduper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-guy/551563 "2010-08-31T14:23:25Z")
We all have had one at one time or another for one thing of another. A friend mentions wanting something in casual conversation and you say “Oh, I know a guy that’s awesome for that!” I find this is suddenly coming to … --- ## [What Is The Past Tense Of "Text"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-past-tense-of-text/551814)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-past-tense-of-text/551814 "2010-08-31T14:01:05Z")
Now that the word “text” has entered the English language as a verb instead of a noun, what is the past tense? Is it a regular or irregular verb? For instance: Mary texted her boyfriend before rear-ending the car in f… --- ## [Topics no one cares about outside your profession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-no-one-cares-about-outside-your-profession/551559)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-no-one-cares-about-outside-your-profession/551559 "2010-08-31T13:53:33Z")
What topic inspires a spirited debate within your profession, but isn’t cared for outside it? In law I think that would be jurisdiction. I’ve never met a non-lawyer who cared, but most lawyers have well thought out idea… --- ## [Asian cultures and feminine thinness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-cultures-and-feminine-thinness/551758)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-cultures-and-feminine-thinness/551758 "2010-08-31T12:01:49Z")
I’m starting this thread so I can stop hijacking this thread: Nail salon bills heavy customers more because of the risk of broken chairs - is this reasonable? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board A few p… --- ## [Tell me about your experience with cauliflower ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-cauliflower-ear/551626)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-cauliflower-ear/551626 "2010-08-31T05:58:41Z")
Over the weekend I woke up to find I had a cauliflowered \[ear\](http:// www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=FromTheFringe.com is for sale | HugeDomains). It’s the damnedest thing. I have no idea what I did to injure my ear for … --- ## [What is your Hourly Worth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-hourly-worth/552047 "2010-08-31T05:57:52Z")
Lets keep it @ $ per hour. Monthly salary, divide by 170 hours. If employed, consider burdens for holidays, vacation, workman’s compensation premiums, health premiums etc. Even better if there is a charge out rate to… --- ## [Ergonomic Desk recommendations wanted - Biomorph desk any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ergonomic-desk-recommendations-wanted-biomorph-desk-any-good/551944)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ergonomic-desk-recommendations-wanted-biomorph-desk-any-good/551944 "2010-08-31T04:12:17Z")
I’m looking for a good ergonomic computer desk - preferably something adjustable so I can get it exactly where I want it. I have a really good chair - an Aeron - so I’m willing to spend a fair amount. I figure I spend a… --- ## [Consumer Blog Postings -- Defamation? Libel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-blog-postings-defamation-libel/551930)
**Author:** [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-blog-postings-defamation-libel/551930 "2010-08-31T03:21:52Z")
This is not a bid for legal advice, per se, but rather a quest for general information. I’m trying to figure out that fine line between defamation and “fair comment” as the terms would apply to websites and blogs — part… --- ## [My professor used a :) in a email to the class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-professor-used-a-in-a-email-to-the-class/551924)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-professor-used-a-in-a-email-to-the-class/551924 "2010-08-31T00:56:21Z")
he is an old man --- ## [Id much rather lend money to a Jew than a Gypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-much-rather-lend-money-to-a-jew-than-a-gypsy/551664)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-much-rather-lend-money-to-a-jew-than-a-gypsy/551664 "2010-08-31T00:08:05Z")
Does this make me racist? What would you do if you would have to choose one of the above? Obviously I am very prejudiced when it comes to Romans, I would love to hear some arguments on how to deal/relate to that group o… --- ## [Regular(-ish) Pandora users: How many stations do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-ish-pandora-users-how-many-stations-do-you-have/551807)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-ish-pandora-users-how-many-stations-do-you-have/551807 "2010-08-30T23:55:01Z")
And what are they? I only have two: a generic, all-encompassing one that’s eclectic as hell, and one that’s built off of punk and pseudo-punky new stuff, with female vocalists being over-represented (it’s basically The … --- ## [Rational, fallacy-free case for Prop 8?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rational-fallacy-free-case-for-prop-8/502134)
**Author:** [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rational-fallacy-free-case-for-prop-8/502134 "2010-08-30T23:25:33Z")
OK, I am not here to debate this, I hope I get some good answers before it turns into a debate and gets dumped in GD, so please act quick :slight\_smile: I have recently become increasingly involved in lobbying certain e… --- ## [Could you kill a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-kill-a-man/551720)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-kill-a-man/551720 "2010-08-30T21:56:28Z")
I suppose we don’t really know without being confronted with the situation, but select based on your gut feeling if you could possibly conceive of doing it. --- ## [Here's another one I've failed - "Have you transitioned to middle-class?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-another-one-ive-failed-have-you-transitioned-to-middle-class/551833)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-another-one-ive-failed-have-you-transitioned-to-middle-class/551833 "2010-08-30T21:18:29Z")
Six signs you’ve made it to middle class, article here. Home ownership Automobile ownership College education for your kids Retirement security Health care coverage Family vacation Well, I’ve got tha… --- ## [Did your family have an ice pick when you were little? Kept in a junk drawer in the kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-family-have-an-ice-pick-when-you-were-little-kept-in-a-junk-drawer-in-the-kitchen/551635)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-family-have-an-ice-pick-when-you-were-little-kept-in-a-junk-drawer-in-the-kitchen/551635 "2010-08-30T21:17:42Z")
We moved a lot as a kid, but there were two things we always had in every house: an ice pick and a junk drawer. I have no idea what an ice pick is for because, growing up in the 70s, our ice didn’t need picking. But … --- ## [What is your time worth ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-time-worth/552046)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-time-worth/552046 "2010-08-30T21:12:02Z")
xxx --- ## [Q on commonly understood semantics of Facebook profile "Interested In"/"Looking For" profile section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-on-commonly-understood-semantics-of-facebook-profile-interested-in-looking-for-profile-section/552029)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-on-commonly-understood-semantics-of-facebook-profile-interested-in-looking-for-profile-section/552029 "2010-08-30T20:54:02Z")
I just looked at a friend’s Facebook profile page and saw he had checked I suppose what he meant was ‘I want to network with people regardless of gender’, but isn’t the first question commonly understood to be about se… --- ## [Explain to a kid why \*not\* to swear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-a-kid-why-not-to-swear/551911)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-a-kid-why-not-to-swear/551911 "2010-08-30T20:32:28Z")
How might you explain to a kid – a smart kid you like – why not to swear in certain circumstances? Beyond just “It really upsets some people and will get you in trouble in school.” How would you articulate what it is abo… --- ## [Recommend some good podcasts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-good-podcasts/552039)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-good-podcasts/552039 "2010-08-30T20:15:52Z")
There is a jungle of podcasts out there, here are some Im into at the moment: Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast -comedy The Joe Rogan Experience -comedy Adam Carolla Podcast - comedy Skeptoid: Skeptic podcast dealing … --- ## [Gareth Williams: anybody actually believe he was a crossdresser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gareth-williams-anybody-actually-believe-he-was-a-crossdresser/551672)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gareth-williams-anybody-actually-believe-he-was-a-crossdresser/551672 "2010-08-30T19:38:35Z")
So Gareth Williams, a maths prodigy and MI6/GCHQ spy is found dead in a Pimlico flat owned by MI6 last week. His body was stuffed inside a sportsbag in a bathtub, with nobody quite sure how he died. MI5’s searching for… --- ## ["Bedbugs, Uptown"! Should I Cancel NYC Visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs-uptown-should-i-cancel-nyc-visit/551263)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs-uptown-should-i-cancel-nyc-visit/551263 "2010-08-30T18:29:53Z")
When the Rolling Stones made that song, bedbugs were a minor problem…now they are showing up in 5-star hotels! Recently, exterminators are being called to exclusive neighborhoods-husbands on business trips are bringing … --- ## [Mac vs. PC, part the umpteenth: Reliability of machines you've purchased](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-vs-pc-part-the-umpteenth-reliability-of-machines-youve-purchased/551764)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-vs-pc-part-the-umpteenth-reliability-of-machines-youve-purchased/551764 "2010-08-30T18:21:32Z")
Figured I might as well start a thread about this. It seems like one of the themes I’ve noticed (though admittedly this may be confirmation bias) is that I keep seeing posts about (a) how high-quality Macs are, and (b) h… --- ## [Seattle Dopers: Opinion on light rail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-dopers-opinion-on-light-rail/551694)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-dopers-opinion-on-light-rail/551694 "2010-08-30T18:03:31Z")
Hi, Seattle Dopers. I’m cross-posting from the 'Raffe. I and the Mr. are coming to Seattle in October. We’re trying to decide if we want to take the Seattle light rail from the airport to downtown, and it would be help… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1890) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1892)