# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1893 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1894 --- ## [When doctors fail to diagnose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-doctors-fail-to-diagnose/551448)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-doctors-fail-to-diagnose/551448 "2010-08-28T14:24:29Z")
My mom has a life long has a lifelong illness. She has been having health problems off and on for the last two years, and has been hospitalized numerous times. Once she almost died. Seriously. Things she has been hospita… --- ## [How did you learn proper following distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-learn-proper-following-distance/551707)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-learn-proper-following-distance/551707 "2010-08-28T10:01:34Z")
Inspired by this thread, where the topic of following distance was brought up. In this example, someone mentioned a common rule of thumb I’ve heard of - specifically, one car length per 10 miles per hour. Also mentione… --- ## [Singing in the shower...WTF?????!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-in-the-shower-wtf/551590)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-in-the-shower-wtf/551590 "2010-08-28T04:40:41Z")
I always believe that one should sing in the shower a song that is suitable to the innate acoustics provided by bathroom surfaces–something like “Las mananitas.” My neighbor, however, whose bathroom singing is clearly au… --- ## [help with cat problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-cat-problem/551619)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-cat-problem/551619 "2010-08-28T03:24:07Z")
Our cat has an annoying habit of pawing at our bedroom door at dawn (we keep her our because of the hair everywhere). We tried putting down foil on the floor but it doesn’t stop her. My boyfriend keeps discovering a… --- ## [Nail salon bills heavy customers more because of the risk of broken chairs - is this reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-salon-bills-heavy-customers-more-because-of-the-risk-of-broken-chairs-is-this-reasonable/551307)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-salon-bills-heavy-customers-more-because-of-the-risk-of-broken-chairs-is-this-reasonable/551307 "2010-08-28T03:07:15Z")
Given the weight range of women is 200 lbs a rational weight limit for nail salon pedicure chairs? Re this article Weighty issue: Georgia woman ‘humiliated’ by surcharge for broken chairs - Nail salon charges her $5 ext… --- ## [Dining in Denver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dining-in-denver/550403)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dining-in-denver/550403 "2010-08-28T02:04:57Z")
Carpe Per Diem! I am in Denver (well, actually Westminster) for two weeks for work. Having never been to the area, I don’t know where I should eat, and going to chains just feels sad. For any locals or other visitors, w… --- ## [Do you have any "fart "skills ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-fart-skills/551392)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-fart-skills/551392 "2010-08-28T02:03:47Z")
Inspired by this column from Unca Cecil . :wink: --- ## [Travel deals when you don't know where to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-deals-when-you-dont-know-where-to-go/551174)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-deals-when-you-dont-know-where-to-go/551174 "2010-08-28T00:05:41Z")
I’ve got two things- wanderlust and a week of vacation time. The girlfriend and I haven’t traveled anywhere since April and haven’t left the country in over a year. We want to go to Europe before winter but we’re havin… --- ## [retaining water like crazy: where do I start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaining-water-like-crazy-where-do-i-start/551705)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaining-water-like-crazy-where-do-i-start/551705 "2010-08-27T23:22:41Z")
Standard disclaimer, you’re not my doctor, blah blah… This has been something of an ongoing saga, but starting about two years ago, when my therapist insisted I try anti-depressants again (which did exactly what I thoug… --- ## [Man makes partial recovery from Locked In Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-makes-partial-recovery-from-locked-in-syndrome/551727)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-makes-partial-recovery-from-locked-in-syndrome/551727 "2010-08-27T23:20:24Z")
Story here. I know there’s a Doper who suffers from this, but I can’t remember his or her name. --- ## [good cheap produce in NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cheap-produce-in-nyc/551647)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cheap-produce-in-nyc/551647 "2010-08-27T21:45:39Z")
obviously related to my other thread. The title pretty much says it all. I am currently a proud resident of the city that never sleeps, and my local supermarket has over-priced and sub-par produce. Where can I go for … --- ## [Christian Modesty Survey or How Girls are Stumbling Blocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-modesty-survey-or-how-girls-are-stumbling-blocks/548562)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-modesty-survey-or-how-girls-are-stumbling-blocks/548562 "2010-08-27T20:25:22Z")
The girls are not expected to where a burka, but that wouldn’t be a bad idea. Check this out. http://www.therebelution.com/modestysurvey/browse --- ## [What vacuum to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vacuum-to-buy/551416)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vacuum-to-buy/551416 "2010-08-27T19:59:58Z")
I dumbly set my upright on a fringed rug while I was using the hose, and suddenly my bedroom smelled like burning and the vacuum up and quit. Luckily it was a $70 machine that I didn’t like much anyway. I would like so… --- ## [Robot Vacuum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-vacuum/551684)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-vacuum/551684 "2010-08-27T19:57:08Z")
Please give me your opinion on your robot vacuum. I am specifically interested in the P3 V-Bot. We have a 1 level house, all hard floors, with most of the living space (living room, dining room, kitchen) in a big open a… --- ## [the First Apartment thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-apartment-thread/551646)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-apartment-thread/551646 "2010-08-27T19:47:04Z")
I have just officially moved out of my parents home into my first apartment. I now live with some friends in NYC. It occurred to me that I am not the first person to do ever do this, so I turn to the good Dopers of the… --- ## [What should EVERY American adult know how to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-every-american-adult-know-how-to-do/551005)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-every-american-adult-know-how-to-do/551005 "2010-08-27T18:59:23Z")
A few weeks ago I saw someone’s blog post (I don’t remember whose, nor where it was) that listed that person’s top 50 things that he though every person should know how to do. Inspired by that, I started thinking about … --- ## [Advice for a new hire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-new-hire/551528)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-new-hire/551528 "2010-08-27T17:38:29Z")
Just hypothetically, what advice would you give a middle-aged person who was about to start a new professional, white collar job with a large organization after 20+ years at their old one? I’m thinking pretty near the t… --- ## [How useful would you be in a survival situation? (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-would-you-be-in-a-survival-situation-poll/551054)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-would-you-be-in-a-survival-situation-poll/551054 "2010-08-27T17:23:34Z")
A couple of recent threads have me thinking. I’m rather surprised at the number of dopers who do not possess what I consider to be basic life skills that would come in handy regardless of the situation. What is more, I’m… --- ## [Poland for a vacation - any thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poland-for-a-vacation-any-thoughts/550609)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poland-for-a-vacation-any-thoughts/550609 "2010-08-27T16:52:30Z")
We’re in the (very) early stages of planning the '11 Mustardcation. Poland came up as a possible destination and the idea is picking up steam. Since this is a far cry from our usual Up North getaway, I’d like some Doper … --- ## [How do you feel about MIB's (mail-in-rebates)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-mibs-mail-in-rebates/551475)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-mibs-mail-in-rebates/551475 "2010-08-27T14:09:29Z")
We all know that they are intended to be a rip-off. The vendors know that only a certain percentage of the people will actually send the rebate form in and follow all of the rules correctly. They also know that most of… --- ## [Save a life by maiming someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-life-by-maiming-someone/551245)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-life-by-maiming-someone/551245 "2010-08-27T08:19:57Z")
This question is inspired by a thread about a Saudi court decision to have a defendant paralyzed rather than executed, and the subsequent attempt to find a hospital or medical personality to carry out the sentence. A ma… --- ## [Best Towels in the World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-towels-in-the-world/551516)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-towels-in-the-world/551516 "2010-08-27T07:40:41Z")
Uncharacteristically, I have not finished my Christmas shopping months ago. Out of ideas, I think I will get her new cotton bath towels. I was recently in a hotel that had some super stuff. Where can I find really good … --- ## [Would you rather supergenius-level intellect or nigh-irresistable sex appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-supergenius-level-intellect-or-nigh-irresistable-sex-appeal/551284)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-supergenius-level-intellect-or-nigh-irresistable-sex-appeal/551284 "2010-08-27T07:35:05Z")
I’m too lazy to write a setup. I’ll just define the terms. If you take the supergenius-level-intellect option, you got eidetic memory, lightning calculation talent, and analytical/reasoning capabilities better than 99.9… --- ## [Ladies, would you date Tiger Woods, now that his divorce is final?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-date-tiger-woods-now-that-his-divorce-is-final/551203)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-date-tiger-woods-now-that-his-divorce-is-final/551203 "2010-08-27T02:56:29Z")
So would you? --- ## [The most "bad ass" act you have witnessed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-bad-ass-act-you-have-witnessed/522838)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-bad-ass-act-you-have-witnessed/522838 "2010-08-27T02:49:08Z")
I was thinking the other day how amazing it would be if there were some type of magical machine that could search through all of human history and show you the most remarkable acts that have occurred throughout the exist… --- ## [Please people, please let the other motorist pass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-people-please-let-the-other-motorist-pass/551106)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-people-please-let-the-other-motorist-pass/551106 "2010-08-27T01:49:32Z")
I was in Northern Maine this weekend, seeing family. On my way there and my way back, I was stuck on 2 lane roads that twisted through mountains. On the way there, I was behind a small Kia SUV that kept speeding up, th… --- ## [What if nested quotes were a personal setting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nested-quotes-were-a-personal-setting/551539)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nested-quotes-were-a-personal-setting/551539 "2010-08-27T01:41:07Z")
If you had the option, and the feature only applied to you personally, would you choose to enable nested quoting? Let’s say the SDMB staff figure out a way to give each of us our own toggle for nested quotes. So that th… --- ## [How common are protection rackets today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-protection-rackets-today/551601)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-protection-rackets-today/551601 "2010-08-27T01:26:14Z")
We’ve all seen the movies where 2-3 guys go into a business and talk about what a shame it would be if anything happened to it. How common is it for protection money to be paid in first world countries? My father used t… --- ## [Straight Dope Message Board Political Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-message-board-political-survey/507978)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-message-board-political-survey/507978 "2010-08-27T00:46:30Z")
This form below will be a survey of Straight Dope Message Board members and their political opinions. General: What do you identify yourself politically as?: Populist Conservative What political party in the United S… --- ## [Flying with a one-year-old: do you buy him a seat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-a-one-year-old-do-you-buy-him-a-seat/551423)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-a-one-year-old-do-you-buy-him-a-seat/551423 "2010-08-27T00:30:28Z")
Besides the obvious HOLY SHIT WE’RE FLYING WITH A ONE-YEAR-OLD!, we’re a bit flabbergasted that airlines seem to expect us to hold him on our lap (we looked into checked baggage and under-seat carriers, but those are a n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1892) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1894)