# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1902 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1903 --- ## [How to track someone down with \*very\* little information about them...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-track-someone-down-with-very-little-information-about-them/550073)
**Author:** [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-track-someone-down-with-very-little-information-about-them/550073 "2010-08-13T18:54:54Z")
I’ve been trying to do detective work for months now (to no avail) in trying to locate someone. Unfortunately, I only have her: name, former employer, email address, and city she lives/lived in as of 6 months ago, and t… --- ## [Best way to get rid of the "car" smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-rid-of-the-car-smell/550083)
**Author:** [@be\_bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/be_bright)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-rid-of-the-car-smell/550083 "2010-08-13T18:13:00Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to post this in IMHO or GQ…IMHO it is. My car is pre-owned. Bought it off the previous owner. I think he used to use a “new car smell” freshener – I removed it after the car was mine, but the smell… --- ## [social behavior of southern baptists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-behavior-of-southern-baptists/550018)
**Author:** [@FuzzyOgre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuzzyOgre)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-behavior-of-southern-baptists/550018 "2010-08-13T17:11:12Z")
Do you see people praying before meals in public in the southern states? I live in western Canada and such a thing is unseen(at least in my 37 years). Even the significantly devout people here do not seem to express thei… --- ## [How much would you pay for photography prints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-for-photography-prints/549935)
**Author:** [@breaking-reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaking-reality)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-for-photography-prints/549935 "2010-08-13T15:53:35Z")
I’ve been taking photos for years, and finally decided this year to try my hand at selling them. Mostly I go to various craft shows, I also do the flea market every month, and I’m doing the County Fair. The first two mo… --- ## [Woodworking: inlay advice needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworking-inlay-advice-needed/550114)
**Author:** [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworking-inlay-advice-needed/550114 "2010-08-13T15:38:27Z")
I need some advice on doing the inlay for this project. My first idea was to rout out the recesses for the stars I had already cut. But the stars are quite small at their tips, which makes routing impractical as I get ne… --- ## [Tools to migrate lots of people from XP to Win7.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-migrate-lots-of-people-from-xp-to-win7/550001)
**Author:** [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-migrate-lots-of-people-from-xp-to-win7/550001 "2010-08-13T11:38:10Z")
Over the next one to two years, we’re going to need to migrate a couple of thousand people from their XP desktops to Windows 7. Getting the new desktops setup is easy enough with our imaging process, but the profiles ar… --- ## [Where to live in DC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-live-in-dc/550101)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-live-in-dc/550101 "2010-08-13T06:20:47Z")
I’ve just accepted a position in Springfield, Virginia. I’m a single 26 year old male. Ideally I’d like: \[ul\] \[li\]Less than a 30 minute drive to work.\[/li\]\[li\]Walking distance to restaurants/bars/things to do or public… --- ## [How does working from home work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-working-from-home-work/549284)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-working-from-home-work/549284 "2010-08-13T05:33:31Z")
My employer is currently considering a part- or full- time work from home option for their workers. I’d like to try to convince them that this is a Good Thing, but to tell the truth I have very little idea how WFH actua… --- ## [Women: help me be the man you want your man to smell like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-help-me-be-the-man-you-want-your-man-to-smell-like/549049)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-help-me-be-the-man-you-want-your-man-to-smell-like/549049 "2010-08-13T03:11:59Z")
Sadly, I’m not your man, but I still seek your help. I’ve been using Gillette Arctic Ice deodorant for several years now, but they recently changed their formulation, and frankly I don’t like the smell any more. I am, t… --- ## [Hand/body signals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-body-signals/549613)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-body-signals/549613 "2010-08-13T02:31:30Z")
This thread reminded me of something I learned when I was diving. If you’re in distress on the surface, make an X with your arms over your head. If you’re OK, make a big O with your arms over your head. Another thing… --- ## [How to (nicely) refuse a flakey couple wanting to join your vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-nicely-refuse-a-flakey-couple-wanting-to-join-your-vacation/549985)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-nicely-refuse-a-flakey-couple-wanting-to-join-your-vacation/549985 "2010-08-13T01:56:52Z")
So at a group camping trip last weekend, my wife and I made plans with another couple to go houseboating next summer on Lake Mead outside of Las Vegas. Though we don’t have kids, they do. Their kids are in the 5-7 year o… --- ## [Where do you fit within the bureaucracy of your company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-fit-within-the-bureaucracy-of-your-company/549956)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-fit-within-the-bureaucracy-of-your-company/549956 "2010-08-13T01:42:59Z")
A common measure of the bureaucratic nature of an organization is the number of layers of heirachy that exist. So where do you fit within the bureaucracy of your company? How far away from the CEO are you? If you are … --- ## [Private vs Public Polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-vs-public-polls/549958)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-vs-public-polls/549958 "2010-08-13T01:04:16Z")
I see that polls here are sometimes private and sometimes public. I wonder how that affects the results. So, regardless of the topic of a poll, how much does its private or public status affect your likelihood to vote in… --- ## [Should she reimburse people for travel to her called-off wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-she-reimburse-people-for-travel-to-her-called-off-wedding/549945)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-she-reimburse-people-for-travel-to-her-called-off-wedding/549945 "2010-08-13T00:59:32Z")
My sister lives far away from the rest of the family and she was planning on getting married in September. Those of us who were going had already bought plane tickets and car rentals and all of that. The wedding has be… --- ## [The ultimatum game: An experimental economics poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimatum-game-an-experimental-economics-poll/548414)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimatum-game-an-experimental-economics-poll/548414 "2010-08-12T21:49:06Z")
I’m reading a book right now that has an interesting experimental game, and I’d like to try it on all y’all since the outcomes from your average people are never as the economists doing the experiment expect. Please read… --- ## [Looking for a new used digital camera \[Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-used-digital-camera-edited-title/549857)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-used-digital-camera-edited-title/549857 "2010-08-12T20:19:06Z")
At a party on sunday, I lost my Canon SD450 digital camera. Unfortunately, no one has turned it in and I am pretty sure it’s long gone. @#$%^ So, I am at the point of needing to replace it. I can find used ones for 5… --- ## [Tell me about Iceland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-iceland/548596)
**Author:** [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-iceland/548596 "2010-08-12T19:56:50Z")
Thanks to Alaska Air partnering with Icelandic Air, we’re thinking it would be a nice little treat after a hectic summer to go somewhere neither of us have ever been before. The prices are definitely right. Does anyone … --- ## [How many gallons of gas do you use for transportation per month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gallons-of-gas-do-you-use-for-transportation-per-month/549647)
**Author:** [@Pseudocode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudocode)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gallons-of-gas-do-you-use-for-transportation-per-month/549647 "2010-08-12T12:10:22Z")
I drive a truck that gets 15 mpg, but I only drive around 300 miles a month, so I use about 20 gallons per month. If you use public transportation, you can calculate this figure this way: miles traveled divided by mpg o… --- ## [How can I avoid being an utter jerk in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-avoid-being-an-utter-jerk-in-this-situation/549189)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-avoid-being-an-utter-jerk-in-this-situation/549189 "2010-08-12T08:36:34Z")
So a few months ago, I met someone, we hit it off, and I realized pretty quickly that I was \*ridiculously \*attracted to her. Like, knees trembling and heart pounding attracted to her. I went along with this, and flirtat… --- ## [Academics and affiliates: Do you belong to a faculty club? Is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academics-and-affiliates-do-you-belong-to-a-faculty-club-is-it-worth-it/549364)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academics-and-affiliates-do-you-belong-to-a-faculty-club-is-it-worth-it/549364 "2010-08-12T07:08:07Z")
For several years in the early 1990s I used to maintain a recreation card at UCLA and work out there several times a week. Early one evening, as luck would have it, I walked by a booth where they were offering Life memb… --- ## [Are the only "successful" marriages the ones that end in death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-only-successful-marriages-the-ones-that-end-in-death/549618)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-only-successful-marriages-the-ones-that-end-in-death/549618 "2010-08-12T05:54:53Z")
I was married for 11 years. My marriage ended when my husband died. A friend of a friend was married for 32 years. Their marriage ended when her husband left her for another woman. But up to and through 11 years, the… --- ## [Glaizers - Is This possible/What's it Worth (GQ + IMHO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaizers-is-this-possible-whats-it-worth-gq-imho/549801)
**Author:** [@lastsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lastsong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaizers-is-this-possible-whats-it-worth-gq-imho/549801 "2010-08-12T05:32:21Z")
I bought a wreck of a house with some strange “accessories”. Among them is a wall in the family room which is mirrorred floor-to-ceiling. Yes, really - somebody heard that a mirror makes a room look larger, so they did t… --- ## [Should a parent's reluctance to donate an organ to one's ill child be reason to lose custody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-parents-reluctance-to-donate-an-organ-to-ones-ill-child-be-reason-to-lose-custody/549856)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-parents-reluctance-to-donate-an-organ-to-ones-ill-child-be-reason-to-lose-custody/549856 "2010-08-12T02:45:26Z")
Otherwise known as another stupid Rhymer hypothetical; jeez, I wish that guy would get a life. Today’s story is about Pat and Chris, a divorced couple both in their 40s, and their pre-teen child, Sean. Pat has primary c… --- ## [Common-sensian or Reasonarian? What to name my new religion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sensian-or-reasonarian-what-to-name-my-new-religion/549444)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sensian-or-reasonarian-what-to-name-my-new-religion/549444 "2010-08-12T00:41:18Z")
My daughter and I have decided to create a new religion. It will be complete with Holidays and stuff, which is her sole reason for wanting to have a religion. We don’t know whether we should call it Common Sensians or … --- ## [Company Health Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-health-insurance/549787)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-health-insurance/549787 "2010-08-11T21:58:00Z")
My employer announced their 2011 health care plan which is substantially worse than our current plan in a variety of ways, but the one thing that I can’t get past is that employees are required to fill out a questionnair… --- ## [Buying a car on ebay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-on-ebay/549760)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-on-ebay/549760 "2010-08-11T21:21:24Z")
After reading this thread, I’d like to know whether anyone here has bought a car on ebay, and if so what kind of experience did you have? --- ## [Do women steal their friend's boyfriends more often than men steal friend's GFs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-steal-their-friends-boyfriends-more-often-than-men-steal-friends-gfs/376024)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-steal-their-friends-boyfriends-more-often-than-men-steal-friends-gfs/376024 "2010-08-11T21:02:50Z")
Some people have commented to me than women are generally less respectful of boundaries in boyfriend - girlfriend relationships than men are, and will go after a friend’s boyfriend if they are attracted to him, more rea… --- ## [How much did your wedding cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-your-wedding-cost/549051)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-your-wedding-cost/549051 "2010-08-11T20:05:39Z")
My fiancee and I are currently planning to get married later next year, and have been setting a budget (about $15,000) for 200-250 guests. Her sisters will be paying for music, church, and photographer, currently leaving… --- ## [Who Would you prefer to host for a Sunday Night Dinner,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-prefer-to-host-for-a-sunday-night-dinner/549882)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-prefer-to-host-for-a-sunday-night-dinner/549882 "2010-08-11T17:57:32Z")
You have won a a charity lottery giving you the right to host a Sunday night dinner including your immediate family and 6 friends with the one of the following politically famous couples. Either Sarah and Todd, Nanc… --- ## [Doper Women: Do you ever enjoy violence in media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-women-do-you-ever-enjoy-violence-in-media/549462)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-women-do-you-ever-enjoy-violence-in-media/549462 "2010-08-11T15:09:30Z")
Common wisdom has it that violence in media is aimed at the adolescent male. While I found this to be true in my own experience, I wonder how common the exceptions are. Doper ladies: Do any of you ever actually enjoy … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1901) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1903)