# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1906 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1907 --- ## [Sponsor A Child charities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sponsor-a-child-charities/549220)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sponsor-a-child-charities/549220 "2010-08-06T17:36:33Z")
I’m thinking of donating medium to long term to a charity, and I’m leaning towards sponsoring a child. I’m using Charity Navigator to help me find charities. Generally, how effective are the ‘sponsor a child’ charities? … --- ## [What to see on my Baseball Trip? Upper Midwest into Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-on-my-baseball-trip-upper-midwest-into-canada/549141)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-on-my-baseball-trip-upper-midwest-into-canada/549141 "2010-08-06T16:54:40Z")
My friend and I are leaving on our annual Baseball Trip in a couple of weeks. We go from town to town (many of which we’d have no reason to visit otherwise) seeing baseball games and enjoying the local flavor. Our usual… --- ## [Anyone from Rochester, NY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-from-rochester-ny/549403)
**Author:** [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-from-rochester-ny/549403 "2010-08-06T16:10:58Z")
We’re moving my daughter to Rochester this week-end. She’ll be at RIT studying at NTID (she’s hearing, and wants to be an interpreter), but she’s not happy about being 10 hours away in a different city. Could someone be … --- ## [Why is swallowing semen a big part of porn/sexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-swallowing-semen-a-big-part-of-porn-sexuality/549249)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-swallowing-semen-a-big-part-of-porn-sexuality/549249 "2010-08-06T14:37:27Z")
If you ever watch a porn flick you soon realize that girl swallowing semen is a big part of the sex act, I for one have to admit I do find this kind of a turn on at times. But what the hell is the rationale for this??? --- ## [Much Ado About Bisexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-ado-about-bisexuality/548370)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-ado-about-bisexuality/548370 "2010-08-06T12:50:35Z")
I want to talk about the ambiguities of bisexual identity. Right off the bat, I’d like to say that I am not asserting any of the following: In order to truthfully declare oneself bisexual, the qualitative aspects of o… --- ## [Repeated typos: what are my fingers doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeated-typos-what-are-my-fingers-doing/549285)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeated-typos-what-are-my-fingers-doing/549285 "2010-08-06T12:15:44Z")
I’m not a touch-typist, more a 4- to 6- fingered one. I’ve noticed that I repeatedly mistype certain words. The most glaring example is the word going which often comes out as gonig. Oddly, few other -ing words are affec… --- ## [The Voice of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-god/549099)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-god/549099 "2010-08-06T11:03:44Z")
Believers, non-believers, it doesn’t matter. When you imagine the Voice of God, who does he sound like? --- ## [Snappy Comebacks for my Passive-Agressive Boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-comebacks-for-my-passive-agressive-boss/549063)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-comebacks-for-my-passive-agressive-boss/549063 "2010-08-06T08:39:19Z")
(well, boss’s boss) I was sitting at my computer and working quietly (the Dope safely hidden in a side tab) when I heard my boss’s boss walk into the room adjacent to my office, sigh loudly, and say, loud enough for me … --- ## [Completely mundane poll: soggy or crunchy cereal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-mundane-poll-soggy-or-crunchy-cereal/548585)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-mundane-poll-soggy-or-crunchy-cereal/548585 "2010-08-06T05:26:31Z")
I’m beginning to think I’m the only person who likes their cereal soggy. Sometimes I’ll even leave the bowl out for a bit so the cereal can soak up all the milk. People, tell me I’m not insane! Or tell me I am insane,… --- ## [Looking for witty replies to emal about illigal immigrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-witty-replies-to-emal-about-illigal-immigrants/549087)
**Author:** [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-witty-replies-to-emal-about-illigal-immigrants/549087 "2010-08-06T03:02:14Z")
An associate sent an email out to several people we both know that I’d like to send a response to, but my best response deems sort of lame. Was hoping some of you could come up with great replies that will put him in his… --- ## [Airports you like and airports you don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-you-like-and-airports-you-dont-like/548371)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airports-you-like-and-airports-you-dont-like/548371 "2010-08-06T01:30:09Z")
I never thought I’d say this, but I now like Las Vegas McCarran airport. I’ve only been to Las Vegas as a tourist, so I don’t know how far away the airport is from major companies in the area. I do know it is close to th… --- ## [Your Utopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-utopia/548956)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-utopia/548956 "2010-08-06T00:27:31Z")
These questions were given to various people (including John Lennon and Dr. Benjamin Spock) in 1975 in the People’s Almanac on what their Utopia would be. Keep in mind this would be an earthly utopia so complete perfecti… --- ## [iSpot WiFi access for Apple devices - $29](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ispot-wifi-access-for-apple-devices-29/549185)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ispot-wifi-access-for-apple-devices-29/549185 "2010-08-05T21:37:32Z")
Today, Clear introduced the ‘iSpot’, a 4G WiFi access point for Apple portable devices. It has a month-to-month $25 unlimited data plan. On sale today for $29 + monthly charge. Seems like it is $100 less than a 3G iPa… --- ## [Nice burps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-burps/299386)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-burps/299386 "2010-08-05T18:44:15Z")
I keep burping, and the burp smells of the dinner I had today - Chicken Kiev. I enjoyed it and each burp smells like chicken kiev (specifically the garlicy sauce within) Does this happen to you? What memorable mea… --- ## [iPad with or without 3G?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-with-or-without-3g/549082)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-with-or-without-3g/549082 "2010-08-05T17:28:45Z")
Those of you with wi-fi-only iPads, do you regret not getting the 3G model? Do you find yourself in situations where you really would like it? Those of you with 3G models, do you really need it, or could you get by with… --- ## [Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-or-the-thunderbirds/549100)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-or-the-thunderbirds/549100 "2010-08-05T17:19:51Z")
I’m having an argument. So who’s better? --- ## [Let's haggle over carpeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-haggle-over-carpeting/549011)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-haggle-over-carpeting/549011 "2010-08-05T14:47:20Z")
We’re going to be getting carpeting soon, this will of course involve haggling over the price. I hate this aspect of making purchases… I’m not good at it, and I don’t really know how to do it. So I’m starting this thre… --- ## [Is your driver's license accurate for height/weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-drivers-license-accurate-for-height-weight/419986)
**Author:** [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-drivers-license-accurate-for-height-weight/419986 "2010-08-05T13:37:08Z")
Inspired by the “How tall are you?” poll: Have you kept the height and weight stats on your driver’s license up-to-date? I always thought most people’s licenses displayed whatever height and weight they gave the DMV whe… --- ## [My man boobs are looking bigger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-man-boobs-are-looking-bigger/549092)
**Author:** [@mauxlicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mauxlicious)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-man-boobs-are-looking-bigger/549092 "2010-08-05T12:32:32Z")
Here’s the basic info, I am 33, 6’00", male, and in January I tipped the scales at 247lbs. Unacceptable. Through lifestyle changes and physical activity, I currently weigh in at 216lbs. But here’s the thing, looking a… --- ## [Okay, let's be honest: what are you addicted to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-be-honest-what-are-you-addicted-to/548787)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-be-honest-what-are-you-addicted-to/548787 "2010-08-05T12:24:45Z")
A non-exhaustive list. of course. --- ## [What do roommates and live in couples fight about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-roommates-and-live-in-couples-fight-about/549174)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-roommates-and-live-in-couples-fight-about/549174 "2010-08-05T05:23:03Z")
I have very little experience living with people around my age. When living with parents, we argue about chores and my appearance. I would say that most roommates and couples argue about the same thing. But most people… --- ## [What would you do in this social situation - if anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-social-situation-if-anything/548661)
**Author:** [@khere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/khere)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-social-situation-if-anything/548661 "2010-08-05T05:19:16Z")
(Warning, this is fairly trivial…) I work at a backpacker’s hostel, which is a pretty relaxed place in terms of staff/guest relations. There’s one guy who’s around a lot as either a repeat guest or a friend of another s… --- ## [Question for civil (geotech) engineers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-civil-geotech-engineers/548948)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-civil-geotech-engineers/548948 "2010-08-05T04:41:38Z")
I’m a recent grand and have a job offer for a civil engineering position with a firm that mostly does defense work. The position deal with geotechnical concepts, but I’d be the only one in the department with civil engin… --- ## [Jackie Fisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-fisher/441538)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-fisher/441538 "2010-08-05T03:55:27Z")
Possibly a question more for Navy buffs and the Britishers here, but I have read recently that Fisher was the greatest UK Admiral since Nelson. Anyone agree/ disagree? --- ## [Are you on the autism spectrum, or is a loved-one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-on-the-autism-spectrum-or-is-a-loved-one/382369)
**Author:** [@Schuyler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schuyler)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-on-the-autism-spectrum-or-is-a-loved-one/382369 "2010-08-05T02:30:57Z")
Inspired by this thread, and since I’ve noticed that there are other members of the SDMB who’ve mentioned a loved-one on the autism spectrum, I thought I’d open this thread - meant to be a sort of sharing-place of storie… --- ## [You are the second player in the Ultimatum Game. What will you accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-second-player-in-the-ultimatum-game-what-will-you-accept/549052)
**Author:** [@Walton\_Firm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walton_Firm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-second-player-in-the-ultimatum-game-what-will-you-accept/549052 "2010-08-05T01:59:25Z")
Here is the obvious counterpart to this thread. You and one other person, who you haven’t met before and will probably never meet again, have volunteered for a scientific experiment. As it turns out, the experiment is q… --- ## [Why was this University of Maryland student beaten by the police? (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-university-of-maryland-student-beaten-by-the-police-video/536041)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-university-of-maryland-student-beaten-by-the-police-video/536041 "2010-08-05T01:40:21Z")
Per this video this celebrating student gets what appears to be a huge beatdown for… well… nothing really. He is skipping or dancing in celebration of the Terps basketball win over Duke and then officers rush him and bea… --- ## [How would legal marijuana be packaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-legal-marijuana-be-packaged/548709)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-legal-marijuana-be-packaged/548709 "2010-08-05T00:47:52Z")
Ok, so one day marijuana is legalized. How exactly would you buy it? Would it be in a package containing a certain weight of loose marijuana and you’d buy your own papers or bong? Could you buy a pack of 20 joints like a… --- ## [Glucosamine for dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucosamine-for-dogs/549168)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucosamine-for-dogs/549168 "2010-08-04T23:42:23Z")
We have started our Yellow Lab on glucosamine. We bought the first batch from the vet who informed us that most dogs ate that brand like treats. My dog hates them. They are made from green-lipped mussels and smell lik… --- ## [What Is Wrong With The Specialized E5 Comp Triathlon Bike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-the-specialized-e5-comp-triathlon-bike/549079)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-the-specialized-e5-comp-triathlon-bike/549079 "2010-08-04T23:26:48Z")
I’ve been hunting around for opinions on this bike, but can’t seem to find many. Specialized E5 Comp. Anybody care to weigh in? A local bike shop currently has it on sale for $900, does that change your opinion of it? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1905) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1907)