# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1919 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1920 --- ## [Two nights in Chicago. With Kids. Advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-nights-in-chicago-with-kids-advice/543136)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-nights-in-chicago-with-kids-advice/543136 "2010-07-15T19:13:21Z")
I am taking my kids to Chicago in July. Probably July 5th and 6th. We want to do the Sears tower and American Girl store My son is planning on going into a coma when he enters into this estrogenfilled store. and Lego St… --- ## [How many towels per person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-towels-per-person/546604)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-towels-per-person/546604 "2010-07-15T18:39:31Z")
I’m in the middle of a move, and I think we have far too many towels. Specifically bath towels, but we probably have too many hand towels, kitchen towels and washcloths as well. So, out of sheer curiosity, how many bat… --- ## [Blogging advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogging-advice/546792)
**Author:** [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogging-advice/546792 "2010-07-15T18:27:03Z")
I’m thinking of starting a blog, and wanted to get some advice from the great minds of the Dope. I’m pretty much a novice - I know what they are and the general idea, but that’s about it. Firstly who do I get to host it… --- ## [How do Sane people kick drugs/booze? Force of Will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-sane-people-kick-drugs-booze-force-of-will/546637)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-sane-people-kick-drugs-booze-force-of-will/546637 "2010-07-15T18:18:23Z")
Say you got a friend, totally not into Jesus or Space Pixies, but knows he/she drinks and ruins it for everyone around them. How do they quit the bottle without embracing the stupid? (ie 12 Step Programs) Does it really… --- ## [The Ethics of Getting a Free Drink Refill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-getting-a-free-drink-refill/497322)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-getting-a-free-drink-refill/497322 "2010-07-15T17:49:34Z")
I was at a restaurant with my brother the other day where the soda machine is in the dining area and customers get their own drinks. After finishing my drink, I went back for a refill (actually just a few swigs, not a fu… --- ## [Help Picking the Right Health Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-picking-the-right-health-insurance/546718)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-picking-the-right-health-insurance/546718 "2010-07-15T17:23:09Z")
I currently have health insurance through my employer, but I think it is within the foreseeable future that I will need to get it on my own. Right now, the insurance my wife and I have sucks big time, in which we end up… --- ## [Windows 7: 64 bit or 32 bit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-64-bit-or-32-bit/546513)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-64-bit-or-32-bit/546513 "2010-07-15T16:35:30Z")
I was reading elsewhere that MS now report that half of all copies of Windows 7 are the 64 bit versions. So I thought I’d take a poll of Dopers. Are you running a 64 bit version or the 32 bit version? Me, I’m running t… --- ## [I'm in the market for a new house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-market-for-a-new-house/546428)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-market-for-a-new-house/546428 "2010-07-15T15:13:01Z")
Advice, tips, warnings? My father has always told me to never buy a house that’s at the bottom of a hill, as those are the ones that get flooded first. From what I can see, he’s right. We have EXCELLENT credit, and ca… --- ## [Men: What Makes You Feel Appreciated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-makes-you-feel-appreciated/546300)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-makes-you-feel-appreciated/546300 "2010-07-15T14:52:01Z")
My husband is a god among husbands this week. Due to my ridiculously protracted illness (going on Day 8 right now with no sign of improvement) he has been helping me with pretty much everything. He’s done all the chore… --- ## [The Wiping Hand Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiping-hand-poll/546756)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiping-hand-poll/546756 "2010-07-15T10:46:30Z")
When I was a little left-handed kid, I was told several times that you should only shake with your right hand because people wipe with their left. Well, maybe you do… So, which hand do you wipe with, your dominant hand,… --- ## [World War II Guns - What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-guns-what-to-do/539606)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-guns-what-to-do/539606 "2010-07-15T06:42:20Z")
(permission granted by Samclem for this thread - thanks!) I have two rifles that I found when cleaning out my dad’s house. One is an M1, the other a Japanese rifle (type 99, from Toyo Kogyo). I initially brought them t… --- ## [What to do with 1/2 day free in Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-1-2-day-free-in-paris/546596)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-1-2-day-free-in-paris/546596 "2010-07-15T05:32:30Z")
If I’ve never been to Paris and have half a day to see it, what’s the best way to spend that time? Actually I visited there once, but I was about 11 years old and don’t remember much. I’ll be there later this week for a… --- ## [H is for herbivore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-is-for-herbivore/546583)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-is-for-herbivore/546583 "2010-07-15T05:18:42Z")
How do you pronounce “herbivore,” with or without the “h” sound at the beginning? --- ## [Do you suppose cats and dogs are happier than humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-cats-and-dogs-are-happier-than-humans/546365)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-cats-and-dogs-are-happier-than-humans/546365 "2010-07-15T04:27:00Z")
My first instinct is to say yes, of course they are, what do they have to be unhappy about, but when I think about it more, I wonder if they have the capacity to be happy, or if the best their little brains can do is con… --- ## [How nervous were you for your wedding and how did the marriage work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nervous-were-you-for-your-wedding-and-how-did-the-marriage-work-out/546537)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nervous-were-you-for-your-wedding-and-how-did-the-marriage-work-out/546537 "2010-07-15T02:54:43Z")
My sister is getting remarried (her second marriage) and apparently she’s freaking out about it. Even though it’s going to be a very small affair, she wants my mom to fly out a week before the wedding, and Mom says, “Oh… --- ## [It burns when I pee (I really can't think of a good title)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-burns-when-i-pee-i-really-cant-think-of-a-good-title/546642)
**Author:** [@ajb867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajb867)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-burns-when-i-pee-i-really-cant-think-of-a-good-title/546642 "2010-07-15T02:29:18Z")
So you have sexual relations with a person of the unprotected kind for a set given peroid of time. You stop for about a month or two and resume said activites. This time you receive a gift… Think of it like the sweater … --- ## [Tell me about your PRK surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-prk-surgery/546730)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-prk-surgery/546730 "2010-07-15T01:52:41Z")
I had LASIK back in November with pretty good results considering how bad my eyes were to start with, about 9 diopters of correction in each eye. Now, I’m about 20/30 and only need glasses to drive, primarily at night. … --- ## [Fitness cycling tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-cycling-tips/546556)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-cycling-tips/546556 "2010-07-14T23:48:31Z")
I’ve got the right bike for me, a Giant Rapid 3, but I’m new to long distance cycling with weight loss and cardiovascular fitness as the goals. Perhaps there’s not much more to it than getting out there and racking up t… --- ## [Pot and Re-Pot, how do you know? Green-thumbs welcome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-and-re-pot-how-do-you-know-green-thumbs-welcome/546540)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-and-re-pot-how-do-you-know-green-thumbs-welcome/546540 "2010-07-14T23:44:42Z")
\*Not a medical marijuana thread. I am currently running an experiment with my house plants. I have several large Pothos, philodendron and Dracana around the house, they all seem to be doing quite well. I have one Pothos… --- ## [Women who have cheated: did you do it because your partner couldn't give you orgasms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-have-cheated-did-you-do-it-because-your-partner-couldnt-give-you-orgasms/546098)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-have-cheated-did-you-do-it-because-your-partner-couldnt-give-you-orgasms/546098 "2010-07-14T21:26:47Z")
I’ve heard that women often cheat on their partners because their partners can’t bring them to orgasm. I’d like some women who have actually cheated to say whether or not this is really true. Is it? And if you’re not su… --- ## [If it were up to me I'd never have anything to do with the little shits again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-were-up-to-me-id-never-have-anything-to-do-with-the-little-shits-again/546610)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-were-up-to-me-id-never-have-anything-to-do-with-the-little-shits-again/546610 "2010-07-14T20:43:17Z")
There’s another family that we’ve known for years. Their kids are the same age as mine (13 & 10) and we go to the same temple. We’ve carpooled with each other and gone to movies together. I’m running a D&D campaign th… --- ## [Crime in Richmond VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605)
**Author:** [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605 "2010-07-14T20:29:09Z")
Would it be ok to leave a car in a public lot in Richmond VA (the Downtown area - Broad street and 5th) overnight? Is it safe to walk around at night in this area? Also, is there a nice park to have a stroll within wal… --- ## [Climate vs. Finance: what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-vs-finance-what-would-you-do/546589)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-vs-finance-what-would-you-do/546589 "2010-07-14T18:52:26Z")
The background: Earlier this year I decided that I want to become a high school math teacher. I’ve been keeping an eye out for any opportunity to get into teaching and go the alternative route for certification, but so … --- ## [What are the misconceptions of your hometown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-misconceptions-of-your-hometown/546086)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-misconceptions-of-your-hometown/546086 "2010-07-14T17:43:54Z")
I live in Boulder, Colorado. It is widely believed to be a haven for hippies and stoners, up there with Madison, WI and Berkeley, CA. It hasn’t been that way for at least 20 years. The hippies have all moved up in the… --- ## [Big Balls, Small Balls, All Balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-balls-small-balls-all-balls/545985)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-balls-small-balls-all-balls/545985 "2010-07-14T17:39:41Z")
Inspired by this thread. Hetero women: What is your general preference with regard to the size of a guy’s balls? Any thoughts on preferred shape, character, etc.? Gay guys: What do you prefer? --- ## [New job: stay or go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-stay-or-go/546625)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-stay-or-go/546625 "2010-07-14T17:15:05Z")
Ok so here is my dilemma… Recently I’ve acquired a new job. By the looks of it, it’s crap. However, it’s pay is suitable right now. It gets worse. I see my options as being more or less a lose-lose situation. I eit… --- ## [Job References?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-references/546594)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-references/546594 "2010-07-14T15:58:46Z")
What kind of people make good job references? --- ## [Roatan: Where to stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roatan-where-to-stay/546650)
**Author:** [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roatan-where-to-stay/546650 "2010-07-14T13:46:05Z")
For our 10th anniversary, my husband and I are planning a trip to Roatan, off the coast of Honduras. We’re looking at renting a villa, instead of going the resort route, but I’m unsure of where to stay - do I want the to… --- ## [Your current emotional struggle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-emotional-struggle/545678)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-emotional-struggle/545678 "2010-07-14T12:37:59Z")
I have an emotional struggle. It isn’t unrequited love, a loved one’s death, or social anxiety. It’s personal irresponsibility–I just don’t have a responsible state of mind. While it doesn’t usually leak out of my mouth,… --- ## [A worldwide health care poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-worldwide-health-care-poll/536593)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-worldwide-health-care-poll/536593 "2010-07-14T12:15:39Z")
Sorry that the options aren’t absolutely complete but I had to limit them at some point. If you feel you need further elaboration on your selection you can do so below. Thanks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1918) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1920)