# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1917 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1918 --- ## [How Would You Rebuild Medical Science From The Ground Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rebuild-medical-science-from-the-ground-up/547058)
**Author:** [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rebuild-medical-science-from-the-ground-up/547058 "2010-07-19T09:58:51Z")
I’m working on a treatment for a novel at the moment and I need a little help with one aspect of it. The scenario is that a terrible apocalyptic event has occurred wiping out all but a tiny handful of people (about 150 … --- ## [My favorite season is the next season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-season-is-the-next-season/546875)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-season-is-the-next-season/546875 "2010-07-19T03:47:40Z")
Right now I’m thinking “Oh, sure will be nice when it’s a little cool and I can wear a jacket, and the leaves are falling, and the air smells all autumny.” And of course in the fall I’m thinking about snow and the smell… --- ## [Can you perform this simple, common feat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-perform-this-simple-common-feat/546160)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-perform-this-simple-common-feat/546160 "2010-07-19T00:25:19Z")
The thread title is left intentionally vague so as not to bias the sample. If and when a mod comes along to change it, could you please note the results to date? Thanks much. Anyway, I’ve been able to whistle since I … --- ## [You come into a huge fortune. What NON-frivolous do you buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-non-frivolous-do-you-buy/546683)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-non-frivolous-do-you-buy/546683 "2010-07-19T00:13:06Z")
Inspired by this thread. And it doesn’t have to be something bought. It can be a business startup, etc. For me, I’d found a private school where the emphasis is on quality academics and learning Taekwondo. I’d start… --- ## [Buying a House at Auction - Advice Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-at-auction-advice-needed/547119)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-at-auction-advice-needed/547119 "2010-07-18T21:18:10Z")
I found a great house up for auction - it’s a rancher with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, family room, full basement, front and back porch, central air, great school district, and even clos… --- ## [Help picking out speakers/ surround sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-picking-out-speakers-surround-sound/547062)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-picking-out-speakers-surround-sound/547062 "2010-07-18T20:55:42Z")
Bah, I had this whole thread typed out and Chrome crashed! Curse the world. Ok, try #2. . . My living room has rather high ceilings that slope and while my glorious $400 Proscan TV does a splendid job projecting moving … --- ## [Best antivirus protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-antivirus-protection/547136)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-antivirus-protection/547136 "2010-07-18T19:39:47Z")
I bought a new computer about a month ago (for which thanks to everyone who advised me) – so the month’s free Norton is about to expire. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to buy Norton – what’s the best anti-virus these days?… --- ## [Medical doctors of the SDMB, a question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-doctors-of-the-sdmb-a-question/546793)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-doctors-of-the-sdmb-a-question/546793 "2010-07-18T18:18:24Z")
Do you find that access to the Internet with people being able to find out information more readily about ailments, makes your patients easier or harder to deal with? --- ## [Is there a trendy internet name for the sarcasm-impaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trendy-internet-name-for-the-sarcasm-impaired/547072)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trendy-internet-name-for-the-sarcasm-impaired/547072 "2010-07-18T16:33:32Z")
I’m trying to think of a term that would be applied to someone who tends to post in such a way that he isn’t really entitled to an assumption of sarcasm, no matter how over-the-top the content may seem. I’m leaning towa… --- ## [How do you find a job outside of your field of study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-job-outside-of-your-field-of-study/545904)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-job-outside-of-your-field-of-study/545904 "2010-07-18T16:08:57Z")
I am under the impression that millions find jobs that have nothing to do with their degree and that still offer some job satisfaction, security and potential for a better life. There are tons of people who studied histo… --- ## [Ear muffs for dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-muffs-for-dogs/547054)
**Author:** [@toodlepip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toodlepip)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-muffs-for-dogs/547054 "2010-07-18T15:53:54Z")
Does anyone have experience with Mutt Muffs or anything similar for noise phobic dogs? --- ## [I'm worried about my sister (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-sister-long/136133)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-my-sister-long/136133 "2010-07-18T14:09:29Z")
My sister’s a fundie, and her son isn’t allowed to go Trick or Treating, but that’s not what I’m worried about. About three years ago she was told by the Holy Spirit (her words) to check her husband’s e-mail. She found… --- ## [What are you afraid of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-afraid-of/546834)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-afraid-of/546834 "2010-07-18T07:23:10Z")
I’ve been doing some writing prep lately, the old ‘what’s s/he love? what’s s/he want? what’s s/he afraid of?’ thingy and it made me curious. So, what are you afraid of? Me: spiders / anything with too many legs (inclu… --- ## [Job interview: How to spin a big change in career focus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-how-to-spin-a-big-change-in-career-focus/546885)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-how-to-spin-a-big-change-in-career-focus/546885 "2010-07-18T05:19:44Z")
I am looking for anecdotes and advice from other job changers, or from HR types who ask these questions. In thispost, I mention a job I am interviewing for in a few weeks. It is a nursing position, but it is in an area… --- ## [Kitchen Roosters -- Can Anyone Explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-roosters-can-anyone-explain/546707)
**Author:** [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-roosters-can-anyone-explain/546707 "2010-07-17T23:49:54Z")
I went out to buy some hooks to put on the wall in the kitchen to hold potholders. After checking about six stores, I finally located some – and they had roosters on them, above the hooks. Roosters? Anyway, my SO ment… --- ## [Erin Andrews is she milking the camera incident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-andrews-is-she-milking-the-camera-incident/546921)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-andrews-is-she-milking-the-camera-incident/546921 "2010-07-17T22:04:56Z")
Erin Andrews is b a c k. This time she’s suing the hotels where her pictures were shot. She really can’t seem to let this go. She’s already got the guy that did it prosecuted and put in prison. She’s done dozens (seem… --- ## [Scooters! (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters/546575)
**Author:** [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters/546575 "2010-07-17T20:04:39Z")
Hi folks, I’m thinking of getting a scooter to use around town. I live in a quasi-urban area in North Carolina and it seems like a good way to commute back and forth to my University and such. It’s about 6 miles of fl… --- ## [What should be the rules for decorating your work area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-the-rules-for-decorating-your-work-area/546715)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-the-rules-for-decorating-your-work-area/546715 "2010-07-17T19:55:46Z")
Here’sthe GQ thread on banning pictures in your work space. I’m sure this is going to vary from office to office, but I prefer to have places that allow you to decorate your personal space, but to use some restraint. It… --- ## [Places to donate homemade, costume jewlery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-donate-homemade-costume-jewlery/546908)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-donate-homemade-costume-jewlery/546908 "2010-07-17T19:19:15Z")
I have recently gotten heavily into making costume jewlery. It’s very soothing and relaxing. I do a little every day. As a result, I have been making a lot of stuff. I will give some of to friends, wear some of it, but … --- ## [Help with drug addiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-drug-addiction/543735)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-drug-addiction/543735 "2010-07-17T18:38:22Z")
I have recently fallen off the wagon in a big way, at least as far as the drugging goes----drinking hasn’t become (as yet) a problem. I recently, due to self pity, became so completely out of control that I acted out a … --- ## [Tell me about bicycling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bicycling/546739)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bicycling/546739 "2010-07-17T18:20:18Z")
I mean, I’ve had bikes before, obviously. However, I’m now 28, and I haven’t ridden one in 15 years. Nonetheless, today I bought a cheap (ie., $100) steel-framed 26" mountain bike from Target (had a gift card, felt like… --- ## [Is this how all psychiatrists operate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-all-psychiatrists-operate/534969)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-all-psychiatrists-operate/534969 "2010-04-22T20:27:17Z")
This is, of course, only my side of the story, and the fact that I’m going to a psychiatrist at all I guess is saying something. But the past two visits to my psychiatrist have been very uncomfortable. At the first (inta… --- ## [African-American religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-american-religion/546806)
**Author:** [@curiousGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousGuy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-american-religion/546806 "2010-07-17T17:08:52Z")
Taking off from this thread, I thought I’d post about something I’ve always wondered about regarding the African-American community. Why do the overwhelming majority of them today follow Christianity even though it wa… --- ## [Saudi Arabia or North Korea: where would you rather live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-arabia-or-north-korea-where-would-you-rather-live/545378)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-arabia-or-north-korea-where-would-you-rather-live/545378 "2010-07-17T14:11:52Z")
The rules: You’re forced to live in either North Korea or Saudi Arabia. You cannot leave the country. Let’s assume your exile is for 10 years. You will have a comfortable material lifestyle that is the equivalent of a… --- ## [what products are incriminating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745)
**Author:** [@Flipshod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipshod)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745 "2010-07-17T05:28:08Z")
Today the girl in front of me bought rolling papers AND cigarettes. I laughed and said it shows she’s not going to use the papers for tobacco. But that made me start wondering what other typical product combinations wo… --- ## [Ever replace an engine in you auto? What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-replace-an-engine-in-you-auto-what-do-i-need-to-know/546572)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-replace-an-engine-in-you-auto-what-do-i-need-to-know/546572 "2010-07-17T05:17:26Z")
My son will be getting his license soon. I have a 03 Ford ranger that I plan on giving him. I’m not happy with the four cylinder engine in it though. What’s a good ballpark figure for putting a six cylinder engine in? S… --- ## [Gender, sexual orientation and pet preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-sexual-orientation-and-pet-preference/546931)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-sexual-orientation-and-pet-preference/546931 "2010-07-17T05:16:18Z")
Just wondering about pet preference among different demographics. Feel free to turn this into a man vs woman, gay vs straight, cat vs dog thread, preferably all at the same time and mixing them all up. How you voted wil… --- ## [Do you have Swype on your phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-swype-on-your-phone/546889)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-swype-on-your-phone/546889 "2010-07-17T04:00:51Z")
I’d love to read about your experiences with it. http://www.swypeinc.com/tips-tricks.html Here is a quotation from the NY Times’ David Pogue on what Swype is: --- ## [Are Expensive Umbrellas Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-expensive-umbrellas-worth-it/546089)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-expensive-umbrellas-worth-it/546089 "2010-07-17T03:32:10Z")
OK I usually buy the umbrella at Walgreens that cost $5.00. It lasts about one or two months depending how much rain in Chicago is on that month. Then the umbrella folds the wrong way and is ruined. So I wait umbrella-l… --- ## [Can you really get in shape w/ a Nintendo Wii Fit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-get-in-shape-w-a-nintendo-wii-fit/546943)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-get-in-shape-w-a-nintendo-wii-fit/546943 "2010-07-17T01:26:25Z")
Hi folks, I’m thinking of getting a Wii-fit in an effort to get more exercise. Is there any benefit to the Wii, or should I join the gym? I’m not overweight at all… I just get easily-winded and I want to be in better sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1916) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1918)