# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1921 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1922 --- ## [Condom preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condom-preferences/545946)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condom-preferences/545946 "2010-07-12T17:59:44Z")
Do you have a preference for a particular brand or type of condom? Is thin that much better for sensation and how much does it increase the chance of breaking? Are condoms with enlarged heads better? --- ## [Congrats, you're a girl! or you're a boy! Here is a present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-youre-a-girl-or-youre-a-boy-here-is-a-present/545929)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-youre-a-girl-or-youre-a-boy-here-is-a-present/545929 "2010-07-12T16:52:54Z")
What would be a good 1st present the day you find out the sex of your baby? What would you give your unborn son or daughter for them to keep as their first gift? I find out the sex of my 3rd child on Friday. For my 1s… --- ## [Do you have a tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215 "2010-07-12T16:49:40Z")
Inspired by this thread. Poll coming. --- ## [typography question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typography-question/546120)
**Author:** [@goBuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goBuffalo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typography-question/546120 "2010-07-12T16:30:27Z")
Which version of this business card where it says “neuer proximity platform” is correct in your mind? One version I have that text left-aligned with the “toothtag” text, and the other version I have it aligned with the s… --- ## [Wireless computer systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-computer-systems/546322)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-computer-systems/546322 "2010-07-12T04:23:31Z")
Will someone explain, slowly and carefully, the pros and cons of wireless computers? Please? And, convince me to make my next computer wireless, please. --- ## [Last minute buys on Stub Hub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-buys-on-stub-hub/546238)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-buys-on-stub-hub/546238 "2010-07-12T03:33:57Z")
I got it in my head that maybe I should get out of the house tonight and watch the Phillies game. So the game is sold out, but there are a few tickets on Stub Hub that are going for less than face. Not too bad Typical… --- ## [Lithium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium/546070)
**Author:** [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium/546070 "2010-07-12T03:31:25Z")
Does anyone have any personal experience with taking Lithium, or know anyone who does/has? How did that work out for you? --- ## [Wikipedia grammar hits new low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-grammar-hits-new-low/546121)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-grammar-hits-new-low/546121 "2010-07-11T21:01:31Z")
I can’t make heads or tails of a lot of this Wikipedia page on the Soviet famine. What’s worse is that the authors are trying. I’m not the sort of person who usually posts criticisms of Wiki like this, but geesh! I do… --- ## [Hummingbird feeder and yellow jackets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbird-feeder-and-yellow-jackets/546263)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbird-feeder-and-yellow-jackets/546263 "2010-07-11T18:42:12Z")
Upon opening them to refill, I discovered a dozen yellow jackets. The hummingbirds seem annoyed by them. Has anyone discovered a way to keep the little so in sos out? --- ## [New Wii = SORE! And, need tennis tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wii-sore-and-need-tennis-tip/546302)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wii-sore-and-need-tennis-tip/546302 "2010-07-11T18:35:23Z")
I finally got a Wii! I’m struggling with tendonitis in my foot and have had to give up running and biking until my ortho plorts our our next move; I’ve gotten fat and lazy and can’t stick with a boooooooring calisthenics… --- ## [Lady ClevelanDopers: Planning a girls trip to Cleveland- where to stay, where to shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-clevelandopers-planning-a-girls-trip-to-cleveland-where-to-stay-where-to-shop/546138)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-clevelandopers-planning-a-girls-trip-to-cleveland-where-to-stay-where-to-shop/546138 "2010-07-11T15:53:52Z")
Mom, I, and 2 sisters heading to Cleveland next weekend. Will be attending an Indians game, but would rather stay/shop on the outskirts. I, personally, would love to stay/shop somewhere a little more unique than Crocker… --- ## [Building an ordinary PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-an-ordinary-pc/545942)
**Author:** [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-an-ordinary-pc/545942 "2010-07-11T15:45:31Z")
So, the motherboard on my dad’s computer is completely fried, and it looks like it’s gonna need to be replaced. (Like, every capacitor had brown rusty stuff leaking out the top, which I’m given to understand is a bad sig… --- ## [Calling the cops on your child.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-on-your-child/545871)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-on-your-child/545871 "2010-07-11T14:57:49Z")
My brother-in-law caught my nephew with a bag containing a bunch of little bags of pot. He told his 16 year-old son to go to his room while he figured out how to handle this. Instead his son shoved him backwards over a… --- ## [Pre-/Menopausing Dopers: Talk to me, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-menopausing-dopers-talk-to-me-please/541733)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-menopausing-dopers-talk-to-me-please/541733 "2010-07-11T14:49:29Z")
Age: almost 45. Situation: frequent insomnia; night sweats and day sweats even in cold rooms or cold weather; Aunt Flo is getting downright peculiar. Doc recommends black cohosh since neither of us is keen on prescri… --- ## [Are attractive people harder to convict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-attractive-people-harder-to-convict/545956)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-attractive-people-harder-to-convict/545956 "2010-07-11T13:14:48Z")
Inspired by this article, which notes that (accused) Russian spy and (confirmed) knockout Anna Chapman is currently negotiating to be included in a prisoner exchange between the US and Russia. The theme of this article s… --- ## [Any advice on raising an only child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-raising-an-only-child/545992)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-raising-an-only-child/545992 "2010-07-11T12:43:08Z")
Our son who turned 4 last month has been and will be our only child. We’ve made efforts to make sure he has plenty of social interaction with other kids. He’s in facility daycare fulltime, has a neighborhood full of ot… --- ## [Feeling irate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-irate/545864)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-irate/545864 "2010-07-11T08:01:36Z")
Would you use “grumpy” as a synonym for “irate”? --- ## [Parents: need advice on dealing with "Suzy loves Johnny" teasing in grade three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-need-advice-on-dealing-with-suzy-loves-johnny-teasing-in-grade-three/545663)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-need-advice-on-dealing-with-suzy-loves-johnny-teasing-in-grade-three/545663 "2010-07-11T05:42:51Z")
Doper parents, I need your collective wisdom. \*\*trusqirt \*\*is going into grade three next year. He is doing very well in a regular school, despite an early diagnosis of autism, which is now barely discernable. From wh… --- ## [Critique my idealistic scenario of how the law works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-idealistic-scenario-of-how-the-law-works/546269)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-idealistic-scenario-of-how-the-law-works/546269 "2010-07-11T03:51:07Z")
Inspired by this topic regarding car accidents and being hit by a rich guy. It seems like if a rich guy were to hit you in a car accident, you’d still have quite the work to do in order to collect on your rightfully des… --- ## [Romantic trip planned, my GF is expecting me to propose but I'm not ready to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-trip-planned-my-gf-is-expecting-me-to-propose-but-im-not-ready-to/545862)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-trip-planned-my-gf-is-expecting-me-to-propose-but-im-not-ready-to/545862 "2010-07-11T00:31:50Z")
Is there any way this doesn’t end badly :frowning: Planning on taking my girl on a romantic gondola ride for her birthday. We have been dating a year and she has mentioned to mutual friends ideas about me proposing. Whi… --- ## [Are doctors with long waiting lists worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-with-long-waiting-lists-worth-it/545998)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-with-long-waiting-lists-worth-it/545998 "2010-07-10T22:56:10Z")
I called up a specialist that someone recommended, and found out that his earliest appointment time was in October. The last guy I visited couldn’t solve my problem, so now I need to find someone new. Is it worth waitin… --- ## [Funny/weird/surreal stuff your relatives have told you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-weird-surreal-stuff-your-relatives-have-told-you/545770)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-weird-surreal-stuff-your-relatives-have-told-you/545770 "2010-07-10T21:53:56Z")
So many Dopers come from some seriously dysfunctional\* families. Some of you have family with a sense of humor. Surely, there’s some overlap. Right? So, what’s the most sitcom-worthy line your crazy relatives have laid o… --- ## [Recommend me a good do-it-yourself bicycle-repair book or resource](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-do-it-yourself-bicycle-repair-book-or-resource/545339)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-do-it-yourself-bicycle-repair-book-or-resource/545339 "2010-07-10T12:56:06Z")
I have this bicycle. Well, it’s a bicycle in the same way that the Titanic is a ship. It needs a LOT of work – new chain, new brakes, new tires, new seat, probably new gears/derailleur. You get the idea. I know it woul… --- ## [Which side is your car's fuel door compared to the exhaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615 "2010-07-10T07:34:21Z")
Which side is your car’s (or truck or other 4-wheel vehicle) fuel door compared to the exhaust? The answer to last week’s puzzler on Car Talk claims that 99% of cars have the little door for fueling on the opposite side… --- ## [When there is no way out..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698 "2010-07-10T03:42:31Z")
what would you do ? --- ## [What's your team trivia name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-team-trivia-name/544009)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-team-trivia-name/544009 "2010-07-10T03:22:21Z")
I know a lot of dopers do team trivia nights at local bars/restaurants/wherever, and at least one or two of you are creative an funny enough to come up with a good name (I kid, I kid…none of you are :p), or at least go t… --- ## [Whatever happened to alien anal probes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-alien-anal-probes/545458)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-alien-anal-probes/545458 "2010-07-10T00:45:36Z")
Inspired by this thread. These used to be pretty common in the 80’s, but nowadays it seems really rare. Nowadays, I guess because of the rise in digital photography, you hear more about sightings than anal probes. My t… --- ## [Is it just me, or is Yahoo! mail turning to crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-yahoo-mail-turning-to-crap/545827)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-yahoo-mail-turning-to-crap/545827 "2010-07-10T00:07:22Z")
I just have the free web mail service, but I’d still expect some modicum of reliability. Instead I’ve gotten a real drag in uploading/downloading attachments, screens that get frozen on one action, and (most infuriatingl… --- ## [am I being oversensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-oversensitive/545384)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-oversensitive/545384 "2010-07-09T22:49:09Z")
So my stepson is coming to visit. Which is great. But about three weeks ago or so, he informed his daddy that he had gotten head lice at camp. Daddy never heard anything from exwife about it, but he talked to his son abo… --- ## [Calling the cops on your parent(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-on-your-parent-s/546153)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-on-your-parent-s/546153 "2010-07-09T22:34:32Z")
Have you? If not, have you come close? Would you under certain circumstances? Any of your siblings (if any) ever do it, or come close? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1920) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1922)