# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1894 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1895 --- ## [What's the first day of the week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-day-of-the-week/551476)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-day-of-the-week/551476 "2010-08-26T22:14:48Z")
That’s it: Does the week start on Monday or Sunday? To me, the weekend ends the week–hence the name. Monday is the first day, Sunday the last. What about you? --- ## [Network Admin needs degree advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-admin-needs-degree-advice/551412)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-admin-needs-degree-advice/551412 "2010-08-26T21:45:50Z")
I am a network administrator and have been doing this kind of work for about 12 years now. I have no certifications or college degree. For the present that is ok but I’ve got another 30 years of working ahead of me (si… --- ## [Minorities use Cell Phones More?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minorities-use-cell-phones-more/551455)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minorities-use-cell-phones-more/551455 "2010-08-26T20:38:01Z")
Since I think this discussion is going to come up short on facts and long on opinions, I put it in this forum. According to a CNN article: \*According to the survey’s data, black users sent and received about 780 text m… --- ## [Marriage Proposal Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-proposal-question/550778)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-proposal-question/550778 "2010-08-26T20:33:11Z")
Due to a recent conversation and my never married status, I am curious about something: ladies, did you nag, hint, gently push or hit your man in the head with a bridal magazine to get him to propose? I have always work… --- ## [Sex, poker, and driving: a discussion on self-perception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-poker-and-driving-a-discussion-on-self-perception/551359)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-poker-and-driving-a-discussion-on-self-perception/551359 "2010-08-26T20:27:46Z")
==PLEASE SEE END NOTE ON VOTING IN THIS POLL== I have a theory that there are a few areas where everyone thinks they are fantastic, and everybody else is an idiot. That is, everyone – or nearly everyone – thinks they’re… --- ## [How do you feel about GQ threads that have researchable answers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-gq-threads-that-have-researchable-answers/551134)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-gq-threads-that-have-researchable-answers/551134 "2010-08-26T19:39:31Z")
Every so often, I’ll run across a thread in GQ where within five posts of the OP, a responder points out that the answer could have been found easily with a Google or Wikipedia search. Personally, I think that’s a bit s… --- ## [Anyone have experience w/ Dragon Voice Recognition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-dragon-voice-recognition/551236)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-dragon-voice-recognition/551236 "2010-08-26T18:13:38Z")
I’ve been considering this so I can dictate my freelance work and blogging rather than typing it. Voice recognition algorythms have their quirks, but I haven’t been keeping up with it much in the past several years and h… --- ## [Tell me about this "flirting" thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-flirting-thing/551340)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-flirting-thing/551340 "2010-08-26T17:41:24Z")
So, how do you flirt? What have you done/seen when it comes to flirting that works well or not very much? If context matters to your answer, presume you’re an INTJ male who is clean cut (shaved head and face, business c… --- ## [Anyone know anything about the National Anti-Vivisection Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-the-national-anti-vivisection-society/551484)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-the-national-anti-vivisection-society/551484 "2010-08-26T16:48:47Z")
I have no intention of joining NAVS, but they have plenty of ads on a rock station I listen to, so I’m curious about one thing. Are they considered a main stream group, or are they considered out there, or even wackos? … --- ## [Do you like to get right to work, or ease into it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-to-get-right-to-work-or-ease-into-it/551499)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-to-get-right-to-work-or-ease-into-it/551499 "2010-08-26T16:03:58Z")
First the rant, then the poll. I like to get right to work at my job. My coworker likes to chit-chat. To be fair, she gets in at least half and hour before I do (when I go to the office), so maybe it’s ‘time’ to talk.… --- ## [Should I keep this gas card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-this-gas-card/551152)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-this-gas-card/551152 "2010-08-26T15:47:28Z")
Just got my “renewal” statement from my Shell gas card. I never use it, and it has a $25/year annual fee. I want to close it as I never use it, and they just get money from me for nothing (well, I understand they are r… --- ## [What did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-see/551273)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-see/551273 "2010-08-26T13:45:47Z")
I have a very vivid memory of something that I saw in the sky about fifteen years ago, and I’ve never been able to find a satisfactory answer for what I saw. I’d been riding my bike near my home and stopped to sit down … --- ## [Whats up with child rearing today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-child-rearing-today/550757)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-child-rearing-today/550757 "2010-08-26T12:27:17Z")
I went to work out at the YMCA yesterday and brought along my daughters, ages 7 and 9. Kids are allowed to use a couple of low impact pieces of equipment in the gym as long as they go through an orientation with one of t… --- ## [Should parents be required to support their adult children's college and medical expenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-parents-be-required-to-support-their-adult-childrens-college-and-medical-expenses/550537)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-parents-be-required-to-support-their-adult-childrens-college-and-medical-expenses/550537 "2010-08-26T04:18:48Z")
Over in this thread there is a discussion about specific child support requirements. One of the topics veered into the legal and moral obligations of parents to support their adult children with their medical and colleg… --- ## [Relatively inexpensive fragrant body wash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relatively-inexpensive-fragrant-body-wash/550521)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relatively-inexpensive-fragrant-body-wash/550521 "2010-08-26T03:06:24Z")
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a body wash that was drugstore-variety (that is to say, no boutique body washes that cost like $30 for 8 oz) which they think smells good and has a long-lasting smell? I… --- ## [Question about refusing temp work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-refusing-temp-work/551154)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-refusing-temp-work/551154 "2010-08-25T23:37:29Z")
I’m planning on signing up with a temporary employment agency this week, and I need some advice. About five years ago, I did some temp work, and when I applied at the agency, I deliberately left off “receptionist” or an… --- ## [What does 'Bermuda Shorts' mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bermuda-shorts-mean-to-you/551468)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bermuda-shorts-mean-to-you/551468 "2010-08-25T23:00:19Z")
We’re having a bit of a discussion over in CS and I just thought I’d get the SD community’s opinion. To you, what does the term “bermuda shorts” refer to? \[spoiler\] Thread in question. Basically, devilsknew contends t… --- ## [Used p90X or Insanity DVDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-p90x-or-insanity-dvds/551429)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-p90x-or-insanity-dvds/551429 "2010-08-25T21:15:53Z")
So I think I am ready to give one of these fabulous workout routines a chance. That said, I am not $120+ committed and it seems silly to not take a slightly used copy off of someone’s hands on eBay or Craigslist? I have… --- ## [Anyone have compact camera case recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-compact-camera-case-recommendations/551195)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-compact-camera-case-recommendations/551195 "2010-08-25T21:03:44Z")
My current compact point and shoot digital is effectively dead with a busted LCD screen (gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "point and shoot). I am almost certain that the damage was done while it was in my soft si… --- ## [Mother lets 9 year old ride NYC subway. People go insane. Are we crazy about kid safety these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-lets-9-year-old-ride-nyc-subway-people-go-insane-are-we-crazy-about-kid-safety-these-days/551188)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-lets-9-year-old-ride-nyc-subway-people-go-insane-are-we-crazy-about-kid-safety-these-days/551188 "2010-08-25T20:26:50Z")
Re this article The last word: Advice from ‘America’s worst mom’, is this women irresponsible or have we all just lost our minds? When I was 9 I rode all over the place on my bicycle and no one blinked an eye. Nowdays i… --- ## [What percentage of porn marketed towarded heterosexual men is misogynistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-porn-marketed-towarded-heterosexual-men-is-misogynistic/551068)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-porn-marketed-towarded-heterosexual-men-is-misogynistic/551068 "2010-08-25T19:34:58Z")
No, I’m not going to define misogynstic. We can do that in the thread. Poll coming in a minute or two. --- ## [Big Town Hero (sub shop) and Ayn Rand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-town-hero-sub-shop-and-ayn-rand/551255)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-town-hero-sub-shop-and-ayn-rand/551255 "2010-08-25T17:24:48Z")
I went into one of these sandwich shops over the weekend. (Meh…I’ve got to stop going to places like this.) It was my first time in one. One wall was a giant mural. I have no idea what the mural was…because the first… --- ## [Tell me about Burley's (bike trailers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-burleys-bike-trailers/551405)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-burleys-bike-trailers/551405 "2010-08-25T17:22:06Z")
My brother just had twins, and I’d like to get him a Burley so he can back to training. Hoping to hear some tips and suggestions before I go shopping, since I don’t even know where to begin. I’d also like to get him a … --- ## [The Grand Unified SDMB Parental Permissiveness Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grand-unified-sdmb-parental-permissiveness-poll/551421)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grand-unified-sdmb-parental-permissiveness-poll/551421 "2010-08-25T17:10:51Z")
At what age, if any, would you let your son take the subway alone to go home from school (with nobody home) on Halloween dressed as a female character, to your possibly bedbug infested house/apartment? If your answer ch… --- ## [Website hosting / design advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-hosting-design-advice/551348)
**Author:** [@HawksPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HawksPath)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-hosting-design-advice/551348 "2010-08-25T16:48:31Z")
My wife is a professional harpist (with her doctorate in musical performance). She needs to develop a website to act as a showcase / business card / advertisement. She specialty is classical and orchestra music, but s… --- ## [What's the etiquette for "Safe Sex" discussion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-etiquette-for-safe-sex-discussion/550680)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-etiquette-for-safe-sex-discussion/550680 "2010-08-25T12:03:28Z")
So, from previous threads, some of you know I started dating a new guy. Dating again after divorce is a new adventure for me, so I appreciate all your insight. Now, we’re up to Date #10 and things seem to be leading to… --- ## [Saudi judge seeks hospitals willing to injure man's spine in "eye for eye"-punishment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-judge-seeks-hospitals-willing-to-injure-mans-spine-in-eye-for-eye-punishment/551076)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-judge-seeks-hospitals-willing-to-injure-mans-spine-in-eye-for-eye-punishment/551076 "2010-08-25T11:27:39Z")
From here: Yes, of course this is barbaric, medieval, shouldn’t happen, etcetera. But on the other hand, it also feels kind of unjust that the attacker just spends 14 months in jail, while the victim stays paralysed fo… --- ## [Death Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-money/551267)
**Author:** [@shellyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellyg)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-money/551267 "2010-08-25T04:25:41Z")
So an elderly relative was diagnosed with a terminal disease a couple months ago (sad emoticon seems a little trite). In trying to cope with whats happening to them, they’ve apparently decided to start sending sizable c… --- ## [Is there a realtor on the board that is willing to help me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-realtor-on-the-board-that-is-willing-to-help-me/551318)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-realtor-on-the-board-that-is-willing-to-help-me/551318 "2010-08-25T03:13:03Z")
I just need help with a little research or need to be pointed in the right direction and am lost. Anyone? --- ## [What is the mindset of middle class people that keep them middle class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mindset-of-middle-class-people-that-keep-them-middle-class/550255)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mindset-of-middle-class-people-that-keep-them-middle-class/550255 "2010-08-25T00:41:31Z")
To parallel the thread by msmith537 about the mindset of poor people What are some of the mindsets of poor people that keeps them poor? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board I am more curious about the mi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1893) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1895)