# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1913 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1914 --- ## [Discussion about "maturity"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-about-maturity/547924)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-about-maturity/547924 "2010-07-26T05:52:16Z")
I am wondering why maturity comes later to some people than others. Imho, it seems to be clear that some major event or trauma in one’s life (loss of parents at an early age, childbirth, etc.) can cause maturity to occur… --- ## [I just bought a cheap HDMI cable for $5 on eBay. Now tell me why I shouldn't have!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-cheap-hdmi-cable-for-5-on-ebay-now-tell-me-why-i-shouldnt-have/547964)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-cheap-hdmi-cable-for-5-on-ebay-now-tell-me-why-i-shouldnt-have/547964 "2010-07-26T04:47:17Z")
So, Due to an excess of game consoles (XBox, XBox 360, XBox 360 “Slim”, PS2) and a relative lack of RGB and Component places to plug everything in on the back of my Brand Y HDTV, I ended up deciding I should get an HDMI … --- ## [The Mexican Drug War - The Violence Is Escalating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mexican-drug-war-the-violence-is-escalating/547666)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mexican-drug-war-the-violence-is-escalating/547666 "2010-07-26T02:09:38Z")
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned yet (if it has, somebody please correct me or move this to the appropriate forum). I am concerned about the growing violence going on in Mexico while the various drug cartels duke… --- ## [What's the ice cream truck playing where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ice-cream-truck-playing-where-you-are/547389)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ice-cream-truck-playing-where-you-are/547389 "2010-07-26T00:37:26Z")
a variation of “She’ll Be Coming 'Rond the Mountain” with whistles, car horns and a girl’s voice saying “Hello.” --- ## [Tell me about being a landlord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-landlord/547421)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-landlord/547421 "2010-07-26T00:14:02Z")
There’s a 3 bedroom house near me coming up for foreclosure auction. minimal damage, 8.5 fenced acres. I should be able to rent it pretty easily, especially since there’s a large college with an equestrian program 15 min… --- ## [Women who love clothes-shopping - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-love-clothes-shopping-why/547372)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-love-clothes-shopping-why/547372 "2010-07-25T22:30:05Z")
I have never understood many women’s love for clothes shopping. While I admit there is a certain joy in finding a good bargain, to me there is almost no way to quicker make me feel a) poor b)fat and c) oddly shaped, sinc… --- ## ["It wasn't right to take the land from all those Indians, but aren't you glad we did?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasnt-right-to-take-the-land-from-all-those-indians-but-arent-you-glad-we-did/547687)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasnt-right-to-take-the-land-from-all-those-indians-but-arent-you-glad-we-did/547687 "2010-07-25T19:12:39Z")
That’s close to a quote from the jerk boss in the sitcom “The Middle.” So, what should have happened when Europeans realized there was something really worth all that sailing and vomiting to get across the Atlantic, and… --- ## [Good places to ask questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-places-to-ask-questions/547925)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-places-to-ask-questions/547925 "2010-07-25T19:03:38Z")
So sometimes I don’t get the answers I need here or I get good answers, but could use some more. For now, I have some specific questions regarding homosexuality and evolution up that I’ve gotten some good feedback for, … --- ## [How do you pronounce "aunt"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-aunt/547077)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-aunt/547077 "2010-07-25T18:24:27Z")
I was listening to a story on the radio today that used this word, and the pronunciation was so drawn out that I almost didn’t recognize it. I’ve always pronounced it like “ant” and felt that people who say “awnt” or ev… --- ## [Staying away from social networking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-away-from-social-networking/547510)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-away-from-social-networking/547510 "2010-07-25T17:58:38Z")
I don’t do social networking by which I mean websites like Facebook and Linkedin where you use your real name. My reasons: Facebook seems to be used primarily for social chit chat which is not something I want more of … --- ## [Christianity in South Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-in-south-korea/547365)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-in-south-korea/547365 "2010-07-25T15:59:54Z")
I read wiki article on this. I know there are some dopers in SK . Will they share their insights into this as to the poularity of christianity ? Also is it really growing in SK ? --- ## [help me convince my dad to get a hearing aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-dad-to-get-a-hearing-aid/546907)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-dad-to-get-a-hearing-aid/546907 "2010-07-25T15:55:15Z")
My dad (in his mid-70’s) has substantial hearing loss. He’ll tell you it’s from his stint as a Navy pilot in the late 50’s when he flew multi-engine prop planes on transcontinental flights - but I’m pretty sure it’s got… --- ## [Better to make major changes all at once, or incrimentally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-to-make-major-changes-all-at-once-or-incrimentally/547658)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-to-make-major-changes-all-at-once-or-incrimentally/547658 "2010-07-25T15:12:45Z")
So I have a few bad habits I want to break. Chain-smoking, poor sleep habits, not exercising, and so on. I want to regain my old discipline, both of mind and body, if only for my happiness and general functionality in li… --- ## [Odd things that make people horny--or, contrariwise, sad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-make-people-horny-or-contrariwise-sad/547834)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-make-people-horny-or-contrariwise-sad/547834 "2010-07-25T14:47:16Z")
I’ll open the bidding with a comment I made in Annie X-mas’s thunderstorm thread; I had a girlfriend in high school who was extremely aroused by thunderstorms. Snowstorms, oddly enough, left her very depressed. Anybody… --- ## ["Traffic rules" for the sidewalk - yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-rules-for-the-sidewalk-yes-or-no/547507)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-rules-for-the-sidewalk-yes-or-no/547507 "2010-07-25T05:59:29Z")
I am annoyed if I end up doing the “sidewalk” dance with someone walking the other way on the sidewalk. You know - the bit where you both move in the same direction to avoid each other, and then simultaneously back, and… --- ## [Another Dog Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-question/547920)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-question/547920 "2010-07-25T05:13:45Z")
We recently adopted a stray dog from the animal shelter. She appears to be about one year old, and is a mixed breed the size and shape of a border collie, but the coloring of a Rottweiler. She weighs only 35 pounds and… --- ## [A third option in a yes/no poll is ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-third-option-in-a-yes-no-poll-is-ridiculous/547801)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-third-option-in-a-yes-no-poll-is-ridiculous/547801 "2010-07-25T04:21:09Z")
It’s a yes or no question. So there are two answers: (i) yes or (ii) no. It’s a freaking messageboard. People make posts to talk about stuff. So, if you’ve left something out, they can post to talk about it. Th… --- ## [What do you consider a "speed trap"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-speed-trap/547250)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-speed-trap/547250 "2010-07-25T04:04:11Z")
Recent thread got me thinking about what exactly is a speed trap to my fellow SDMB folks. Poll to follow. --- ## [Recommend a good pen that always writes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-pen-that-always-writes/547352)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-pen-that-always-writes/547352 "2010-07-25T03:30:13Z")
Can anyone recommend a good type of pen that writes consistently? I’m looking for something inexpensive that works well. Most of the cheaper brands I’ve tried at some point quit on me, or won’t start writing until I wo… --- ## [Crappy handwriters: would your handwriting be improved by a precise writing utensil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-handwriters-would-your-handwriting-be-improved-by-a-precise-writing-utensil/547327)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-handwriters-would-your-handwriting-be-improved-by-a-precise-writing-utensil/547327 "2010-07-25T03:14:56Z")
I have crappy handwriting. Using an average pencil or pen requires a lot of manual force and concentration to produce attractive looking handwriting. Yet…I’ve received a couple of nice pens as gifts. Both pens seem to… --- ## [Smartphone Shopping: Nexus One vs Blackberry vs...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-shopping-nexus-one-vs-blackberry-vs/539477)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-shopping-nexus-one-vs-blackberry-vs/539477 "2010-07-25T00:53:27Z")
Hey. I’ve got a Blackberry Curve, and I like it, but I’d like to upgrade and get something that runs things a little faster. I’m really contemplating the BlackBerry Tour and the Nexus One (I’m on T-Mobile). I’d like G… --- ## [If your wife/girlfriend became pregnant by another man would you keep the child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-wife-girlfriend-became-pregnant-by-another-man-would-you-keep-the-child/288141)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-wife-girlfriend-became-pregnant-by-another-man-would-you-keep-the-child/288141 "2010-07-24T20:43:45Z")
If I believed that she was sincerely sorry for having cheated and not inclined to repeat the behavior I think that I would. I have a friend who’s wife did become prenant in this manner and he wants to save the marriage … --- ## [Tell me about getting into nursing school.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-into-nursing-school/544853)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-into-nursing-school/544853 "2010-07-24T18:24:56Z")
Howdy, everyone; long-time listener, first-time caller. So I’m looking to get into nursing school. I earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology last year, and frankly, there aren’t many roads I can take with that degree… --- ## [Phone call felt 'scammy'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-call-felt-scammy/547491)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-call-felt-scammy/547491 "2010-07-24T15:14:42Z")
So I get a call this morning from the “Publisher’s Headquarters.” "Congratulations, you’ve been selected as a finalist. You can win $25,000, a new car, etc etc. Also some magazine subscriptions. You were entered by your… --- ## [Who wants to tear apart my resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-tear-apart-my-resume/547794)
**Author:** [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-tear-apart-my-resume/547794 "2010-07-24T03:17:56Z")
Hi all, Long story short. I’ve been applying for attorney jobs, mostly federal, for the past 8 months or so and I have yet to obtain a single interview. Now this could be because of a variety of factors (lack of exper… --- ## [Men: do you usually follow proper urinal etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-usually-follow-proper-urinal-etiquette/547252)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-usually-follow-proper-urinal-etiquette/547252 "2010-07-24T02:44:09Z")
Do you follow proper men’s restroom etiquette? In my book, this would involve: Never use a urinal next to someone else Don’t look at other people who are using the other urinals Don’t talk or make eye contact These h… --- ## [Prospective employer said he would email me a week ago, but has not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prospective-employer-said-he-would-email-me-a-week-ago-but-has-not/547501)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prospective-employer-said-he-would-email-me-a-week-ago-but-has-not/547501 "2010-07-24T01:32:07Z")
He gave me a call a week ago, he seemed interested in hiring me, and told me he would send me an email about a personality test that I need to take and some additional information that night. But it has been a week now,… --- ## [Anyone else having trouble with the Blockbuster Kiosks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-the-blockbuster-kiosks/547778)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-the-blockbuster-kiosks/547778 "2010-07-23T23:52:40Z")
They put one of those Blockbuster Kiosks in a location very close to my house.:cool: But…neither one of my credit cards nor neither of my wifes credit cards work in it. It fails to recognize them no matter what. :(:mad: … --- ## [How many persons would you say you love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-persons-would-you-say-you-love/546980)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-persons-would-you-say-you-love/546980 "2010-07-23T23:33:27Z")
For purposes of this thread, you may consider that you love someone if the following is true: If you found out that the person died, and then, within the hour, that you had won a $100,000 lottery jackpot, you would stil… --- ## [Need help with a dog day care issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-dog-day-care-issue/547557)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-dog-day-care-issue/547557 "2010-07-23T22:45:34Z")
First, I don’t own a dog, and I don’t know much about dogs other than some are cute and all have slobber. And for some unknown reason, 99.9% of dogs adore me. Now…get ready to play dog psychologist :slight\_smile: I ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1912) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1914)