# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1908 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1909 --- ## [What might this animal have been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-this-animal-have-been/548774)
**Author:** [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-this-animal-have-been/548774 "2010-08-03T22:27:53Z")
I live in Fairfax County, Virginia, just outside DC. Earlier today, around 3:00 pm, I saw an unusual animal in my neighbor’s yard. I have no idea what it was, but I’ll do my best to describe it, bearing in mind that I … --- ## [Are you a good speller and do you use spellcheck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-good-speller-and-do-you-use-spellcheck/548997)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-good-speller-and-do-you-use-spellcheck/548997 "2010-08-03T21:12:12Z")
I am a pretty good speller and I use spell check whenever I can. I installed a spellchecker (which I am being told is a misspelling) for posts to forums. I often see people who are bad spellers yet clearly have not used … --- ## [How soon does the "kids" convo come up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-does-the-kids-convo-come-up/548126)
**Author:** [@BrknButterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrknButterfly)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-does-the-kids-convo-come-up/548126 "2010-08-03T19:59:38Z")
Today I was having a conversation with a bunch of my coworkers during lunch break. We were all talking about dating and how they met their SO. I brought up that during my last relationship I mentioned a few weeks in that… --- ## [Rampant Yahoo email hack-age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rampant-yahoo-email-hack-age/548916)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rampant-yahoo-email-hack-age/548916 "2010-08-03T19:40:53Z")
In the past 3 days I’ve gotten at least 4 different spam messages (mostly to mailing lists but one directly, just now), from people known to me. Some more traditional spam and some “I’ve been mugged in England” scams. A… --- ## [Favorite typing font](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-typing-font/548379)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-typing-font/548379 "2010-08-03T18:39:38Z")
So, which do you like best? Are some better for given purposes and unsuited for others? --- ## [Id this medical rash.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-medical-rash/548895)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-medical-rash/548895 "2010-08-03T16:44:28Z")
I’m posting this here instead of GQ, since there can’t possibly be an actual answer, only an informed opinion. Anyway. . . This wasn’t mine, and it was successfully treated, but the patient didn’t ask a lot of question… --- ## [Where was your shirt made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137 "2010-08-03T16:09:08Z")
Inspired by my post in another thread. I thought it would be interesting to see where the Dopers’ upperwear is manufactured…so take a peek at the label of the shirt you’re wearing (try not to twist your neck too far!), … --- ## [Translation to Spanish (European)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-to-spanish-european/549003)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-to-spanish-european/549003 "2010-08-03T14:38:32Z")
I hope it’s ok if I post this here. I was wondering if someone could help me translate a short passage into Spanish. Please add me on msn at: vandrer at gmail dot com --- ## [What does the French phrase "comme ci, comme ca" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-french-phrase-comme-ci-comme-ca-mean-to-you/548300)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-french-phrase-comme-ci-comme-ca-mean-to-you/548300 "2010-08-03T13:37:23Z")
Putting this in IMHO and googling it seems to come up with a number of different interpretations of its meaning in English. Literally it means “like this, like that” in French, but as to the contextual meaning answers va… --- ## [zooborns.com - My new favorite website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooborns-com-my-new-favorite-website/548925)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooborns-com-my-new-favorite-website/548925 "2010-08-03T13:11:51Z")
Too frakkin’ cute! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Will Self Punishment develop Self Discipline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-self-punishment-develop-self-discipline/548941)
**Author:** [@ChadVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChadVader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-self-punishment-develop-self-discipline/548941 "2010-08-03T13:09:04Z")
I’ve been trying to lose weight for about a year and a half now. I’ve been successful for the most part, but the last couple of months have been very shaky. I sure as hell don’t want to gain back all the weight I’ve lost… --- ## [How long would you wait before having sex with someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-wait-before-having-sex-with-someone/548825)
**Author:** [@Mnem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-wait-before-having-sex-with-someone/548825 "2010-08-03T13:00:46Z")
I was just curious if people have a general time-frame for these things or if it mostly depends on the situation you find yourself in. So, please list: Your gender How quickly How committed the relationship has to be Y… --- ## [Need opinion/recommendations for Vegas bachelor party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-recommendations-for-vegas-bachelor-party/548481)
**Author:** [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-recommendations-for-vegas-bachelor-party/548481 "2010-08-03T02:00:11Z")
I have 18 guys that expressed going to Vegas for my friend’s bachelor party. The best man is out of state, as well as 7 other people (all in different states). 3 guys are on the fence for various reasons, so I won’t pl… --- ## [Video Standards - AGP or PCI-E better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-standards-agp-or-pci-e-better/548496)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-standards-agp-or-pci-e-better/548496 "2010-08-03T01:58:51Z")
I first ran into PCI Express (PCI-E) video by accident in 2006. I bought a motherboard and was rather annoyed to discover it didn’t support AGP. :dubious: That was an $90 mistake. I already owned several AGP cards. I wa… --- ## ["I don't have any naked pictures of you." Porn discussion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-any-naked-pictures-of-you-porn-discussion/548393)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-any-naked-pictures-of-you-porn-discussion/548393 "2010-08-03T01:45:47Z")
I have a good sex life. More importantly to this discussion, HE has a good sex life which I know through conversations and stuff and the fact that he just got laid about 12 hours before this incident. Over-sharing perhap… --- ## [Getting to know (prospective) in-laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-prospective-in-laws/544531)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-prospective-in-laws/544531 "2010-08-03T01:43:20Z")
I’d appreciate it if you would relate how it was about how it was when your kids got engaged. My 22-yo oldest recently moved in with her BF of a year and a half. Says they intend to get engaged sometime this summer, an… --- ## [Do The Chinese Think We Are Idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-chinese-think-we-are-idiots/548614)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-chinese-think-we-are-idiots/548614 "2010-08-03T01:15:26Z")
I think they do-here is why. The US complains endlessly about the enormous trade deficit-yet continues to ship jobs to China. We also send our advanced technology, which will be used to compete with us. WE have entered… --- ## [Oddest home remedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-home-remedies/546087)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-home-remedies/546087 "2010-08-03T00:57:32Z")
I have a friend of a friend of a friend etc. who is 8 month pregnant and was hoping her baby would “roll over” so she wouldn’t have a breech birth. A relative gave her an old home remedy which included a cold washcloth … --- ## [The next time you smell MJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-you-smell-mj/548636)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-you-smell-mj/548636 "2010-08-02T23:42:33Z")
I was just in Café Society and took a glance in the Pot Concert thread and it got me to thinking. California has a Legalization measure on the ballot this fall. That being said I live near Stockton, or do most of my sh… --- ## [Porn/erotica preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-erotica-preferences/548494)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-erotica-preferences/548494 "2010-08-02T22:26:56Z")
I’m going to make this an anonymous poll for reasons that should be obvious. If you’re under eighteen you should probably find someplace else to play. I write porn/erotica because there are many people who differentiat… --- ## [What involuntary bodily functions are you really, really great at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-involuntary-bodily-functions-are-you-really-really-great-at/548446)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-involuntary-bodily-functions-are-you-really-really-great-at/548446 "2010-08-02T22:09:27Z")
I hiccup so well that it astounds people. I once stopped a country and western band with the volume of my hiccups. People stare at me and then have giggling fits when I hiccup. They re very loud and my whole torso just j… --- ## [Is there such a thing as freelance server administration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-freelance-server-administration/548777)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-freelance-server-administration/548777 "2010-08-02T21:38:33Z")
I made a fantastic deal on a great server with Godaddy. Then I found out that I was going to have pretty much no support to speak of, unless I paid $150 a month for the privilege of then paying $100 per hour if I ever r… --- ## [Craigslist: Selling an iPhone 3G](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-selling-an-iphone-3g/548912)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-selling-an-iphone-3g/548912 "2010-08-02T21:02:21Z")
So I’m looking to sell my iPhone 3G. The new OS4 that Apple put out has really crippled it, and I like the possibility of getting quite a bit of money back for it. There were rumors that Radio Shack was buying older iPho… --- ## [Is there any cool baby stuff that's only available in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-cool-baby-stuff-thats-only-available-in-the-us/548927)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-cool-baby-stuff-thats-only-available-in-the-us/548927 "2010-08-02T20:15:21Z")
This may be a difficult question to answer; however, I have a friend going to Utah for a visit and she’s offered to get me any baby stuff that might be good that I can’t get hear at home (Canada). Does anyone have any s… --- ## [How do IPOs work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ipos-work/548908)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ipos-work/548908 "2010-08-02T20:14:02Z")
(I put this in IMHO vs GQ because I suspect opinions will be offered as well as factual questions) I periodically get notifications of upcoming IPOs from Fidelity (we have retirement money there). I’ve got a fair bit of… --- ## [What Android phone should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-android-phone-should-i-get/548879)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-android-phone-should-i-get/548879 "2010-08-02T20:10:19Z")
Really the question is what Android phone should my wife get. We’ve got the Verizon network and she’s been wanting a new, more high powered phone. Basically the conversation went like this: Her: I think maybe I want t… --- ## [Pantyhose - under or over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242 "2010-08-02T20:07:35Z")
Perhaps the Dope can resolve an age old question. :slight\_smile: Are panties worn under or over pantyhose? Or, omitted altogether? I’ve taken my own informal research back in my dating days. :slight\_smile: Seems like… --- ## [Dopers who get professional manicures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-get-professional-manicures/548662)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-get-professional-manicures/548662 "2010-08-02T19:10:41Z")
So, you Dopers with real nice nails – do you all have dishwashers, or what? How do you do it? Cause even with gloves, if I ever try to have my nails polished, as soon as I do dishes, they’re toast. --- ## [Facebook question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question/548208)
**Author:** [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question/548208 "2010-08-02T16:38:06Z")
The fifteen year old daughter (A) of a friend (Z) is on Facebook, and has been for some time. I’m Facebook connected to A as well as Z. Yesterday I checked A’s latest feed and for no particular reason, I checked her pr… --- ## [Educate me on GPS units](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-gps-units/547873)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-gps-units/547873 "2010-08-02T16:36:35Z")
This could have gone in GQ, I suppose, but I also want opinions. So: I’m thinking of getting a GPS for my car/motorhome. My biggest question, which I can’t seem to find an answer for on product websites, is: Do these… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1907) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1909)