# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1923 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1924 --- ## [More indecent proposals!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-indecent-proposals/545771)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-indecent-proposals/545771 "2010-07-08T17:54:59Z")
As a spin off to this post: You are married or in an otherwise monogamous, serious relationship. A member of your preferred sex wants to have sex with you and offers you money. You can not discuss this with your spouse.… --- ## [Can anyone help me find real estate showing management software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-real-estate-showing-management-software/545983)
**Author:** [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-real-estate-showing-management-software/545983 "2010-07-08T17:47:30Z")
I’m pretty sure this is more IMHO than GQ, so I’m putting this here. Anyway, the company I work for does real estate listings for new home builders into MLS (Multiple Listinge Service). We then act as sort of a middlema… --- ## [Share actual problems you've had that no one will ever sympathize with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-actual-problems-youve-had-that-no-one-will-ever-sympathize-with/542064)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-actual-problems-youve-had-that-no-one-will-ever-sympathize-with/542064 "2010-07-08T17:27:52Z")
I am at the church I volunteer at, supposedly working on the budget, but I am having trouble concentrating because the belly-dance class class is meeting today. They’ve had some overflow, so about half a dozen young (= … --- ## [Indecent Proposals, revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecent-proposals-revisited/545749)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecent-proposals-revisited/545749 "2010-07-08T17:21:41Z")
Back in 2003, we did an IMHO thread about your “Indecent Proposal” price. I was the OP, and here I am again, perhaps proving I have an unhealthy fascination with the idea… :slight\_smile: Anyway, in the eponymous movie, … --- ## [Thinking of Going to College at 41 years old. Advice? Experience??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-going-to-college-at-41-years-old-advice-experience/545898)
**Author:** [@Pduol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pduol)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-going-to-college-at-41-years-old-advice-experience/545898 "2010-07-08T17:17:13Z")
There are several things going on in my life right now that are causing me to consider this radical change. First is my job. I work for a company that sells and distributes Wagon Wheels. (Figuratively speaking) We ac… --- ## [A good way to say "I just made a joke. Please review."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-way-to-say-i-just-made-a-joke-please-review/544826)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-way-to-say-i-just-made-a-joke-please-review/544826 "2010-07-08T15:28:55Z")
I’m always coming up with really funny puns but people are always missing them. They take me seriously or just treat it like a strange, off-hand comment not meant to be understood. Or worse, I’ll throw a subtle quip ou… --- ## [O.J. innocent or guilty and what's your race & gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-innocent-or-guilty-and-whats-your-race-gender/545310)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-innocent-or-guilty-and-whats-your-race-gender/545310 "2010-07-08T14:19:26Z")
I’m just curious, and hope I am not perceived as being racist/sexist/judgmental. --- ## [Have you ever \*Priceline Negotiated!!\* a hotel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-priceline-negotiated-a-hotel/545671)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-priceline-negotiated-a-hotel/545671 "2010-07-08T13:40:28Z")
I asked a couple of friends, and their reluctance to push the button was similar to mine. I don’t want to end up in some mystery hotel. I’m not terribly picky about where I stay. I’m not going on some sort of celebrator… --- ## [If you had the chance to do it all over again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-chance-to-do-it-all-over-again/545354)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-chance-to-do-it-all-over-again/545354 "2010-07-08T12:03:25Z")
… would you? By that I mean, with the knowledge you have now, would you jump at the opportunity to redo a certain period of your life for whatever reason? You have the time machine polished and ready to roll, and the pa… --- ## [Apples iPhone reception "fix". Real or bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-iphone-reception-fix-real-or-bullshit/545397)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-iphone-reception-fix-real-or-bullshit/545397 "2010-07-08T08:33:53Z")
So now apple is saying they have magically discovered the issue with iPhone reception and it is simply a matter of how the bars are calculated. I’m surprised that this fix was found after all the leaks about Apple dismi… --- ## [How and where would you hide a body? (Don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-where-would-you-hide-a-body-dont-need-answer-fast/545517)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-where-would-you-hide-a-body-dont-need-answer-fast/545517 "2010-07-08T08:32:23Z")
I often drift off to sleep thinking about weird hypotheticals, and Attackmum raised me on a diet of murder mysteries. Plus, we had that fleet of feet washing up in Vancouver last year. So I occasionally find myself think… --- ## [You're annoying me with your jokey faux Latinate plurals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-annoying-me-with-your-jokey-faux-latinate-plurals/545840)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-annoying-me-with-your-jokey-faux-latinate-plurals/545840 "2010-07-08T05:14:57Z")
… Especially when you get them wrong. “Be sure to pick up a copy of the syllabi” calls for the singular not the plural. And the faux Latinate plural of Elvis should be Elves, not Elvi or Elvii. That is all. --- ## [How common is it to request a happy end from a regular masseuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-to-request-a-happy-end-from-a-regular-masseuse/545285)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-to-request-a-happy-end-from-a-regular-masseuse/545285 "2010-07-08T04:57:20Z")
I was kind of surprised in another thread here (Kerry being accused of demanding sex from a masseuse) that many posters took it for granted that a happy end was kind of a normal arrangement in the massage business. I th… --- ## [When did your kids go from play dates to playing at someone's house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-your-kids-go-from-play-dates-to-playing-at-someones-house/545890)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-your-kids-go-from-play-dates-to-playing-at-someones-house/545890 "2010-07-08T04:26:39Z")
Sparked by this thread where the OP is discussing play dates for her son. First of all, what do you think is the distinction between play dates and going to someone’s house to play? Second, when did your kid (or do you… --- ## [what type of program do you use to check your e-mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-program-do-you-use-to-check-your-e-mail/545343)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-program-do-you-use-to-check-your-e-mail/545343 "2010-07-08T02:53:26Z")
I am surprised that I find more and more people that seem to use webmail (e.g. handle all their e-mail needs through a web browser) rather than a mail client application (e.g. Outlook Express/Windows Mail/Windows Live Ma… --- ## [Tell me about ST. Louis on the 4th of July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-st-louis-on-the-4th-of-july/544447)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-st-louis-on-the-4th-of-july/544447 "2010-07-08T02:29:03Z")
We haven’t been to the St. Louis area for about 12 years, so we thought we’d take a 3 day weekend trip down there. Originally we planned to go over Labor Day but now we’re thinking of driving down on 4th of July weekend… --- ## [Ever buy/sell a service via cheapo corner sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-buy-sell-a-service-via-cheapo-corner-sign/545679)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-buy-sell-a-service-via-cheapo-corner-sign/545679 "2010-07-08T01:37:27Z")
Around these parts, it’s pretty common to see cheaply made coroplast signs at street corners by strip malls or highway exit ramps advertising “We Buy Houses!” or “Make $5k-$10k From Home!” or “Area Singles Want To Meet Y… --- ## [Ever wake up having thought of a GOOD idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wake-up-having-thought-of-a-good-idea/545921)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wake-up-having-thought-of-a-good-idea/545921 "2010-07-08T01:25:10Z")
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about work stuff. But what I’m thinking about is always complete bullshit that’s not useful at all. For example–recently at work I had an issue dealing with gener… --- ## [Being openly gay in American high schools today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-openly-gay-in-american-high-schools-today/545726)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-openly-gay-in-american-high-schools-today/545726 "2010-07-08T00:19:01Z")
This question is for people in high school, who teach high school, who have children in high school, etc. Are there any/many openly gay kids in high school today? Are they generally accepted or is there a lot of bullyi… --- ## [Sit all day and happy with your chair? I need your info!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-all-day-and-happy-with-your-chair-i-need-your-info/545566)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-all-day-and-happy-with-your-chair-i-need-your-info/545566 "2010-07-07T23:34:24Z")
I’m in the market for a new office chair. If you sit most/all of the day in some kind of office chair and are happy with your chair, please be so kind as to provide me with some details. Particularly, what you like so m… --- ## [Thank God I don't have to \_\_\_\_\_\_ anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-i-dont-have-to-______-anymore/545585)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-i-dont-have-to-______-anymore/545585 "2010-07-07T22:29:45Z")
Deal with the INS / USCIS. be unemployed (knock on wood) teach English make 80 to a hundred dials per hour clock out for a thirty minute lunch Und du? Feel free to elaborate. --- ## [Bike deal too good to be true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-deal-too-good-to-be-true/545824)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-deal-too-good-to-be-true/545824 "2010-07-07T22:28:50Z")
This morning I messaged a friend of mine who is an avid motorcyclist I was planning on taking the Motorcycle Safety course, getting my license, and looking at beginner bikes. By sheer coincedence, he found someone on a m… --- ## [Play Dates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-dates/545878)
**Author:** [@Coup\_Fourre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coup_Fourre)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-dates/545878 "2010-07-07T22:26:40Z")
Does anyone else have troubles making playdates for their kids? I have a 7 year-old (only child) and I have found that trying to make playdates for him is like pulling teeth. Yes, he is well-liked by his peers. I just… --- ## [Online Car Loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-car-loans/545311)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-car-loans/545311 "2010-07-07T21:24:27Z")
Anyone have experience with them? I recently totaled my car, and my insurance just paid off my loan, so now I need a new car, but am completely inexperienced at doing anything but going to the various local lots and fina… --- ## [Is it reasonable for me to teach myself to weld?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-reasonable-for-me-to-teach-myself-to-weld/545201)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-reasonable-for-me-to-teach-myself-to-weld/545201 "2010-07-07T20:40:35Z")
I’m working on a home project (making a BBQ smoker) where the ability to cut/weld metal would be useful. I’ve looked into taking some classes but they are expensive and not convenient to my schedule. Is this something … --- ## [Synonym needed for web site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synonym-needed-for-web-site/545885)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synonym-needed-for-web-site/545885 "2010-07-07T20:22:41Z")
I’m setting up a web site for a friend’s HVAC business. It’s a simple affair, as of now it will have four pages in total. One of these pages will be for Services, and another is to contain a map that shows the area he … --- ## [Do you love your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-job/545504)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-job/545504 "2010-07-07T20:02:25Z")
I work in real estate and I’ve been given an amazing opportunity by my boss, an 18 month plan where she will train me, educate me, then open an agency in a location of my choice which I will run. I’ll be part owner even … --- ## [Geek Squad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-squad/545221)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-squad/545221 "2010-07-07T18:36:17Z")
How reliable have you found Geek Squad to be? Two days ago we began getting the Windows XP Black Screen of Death on a home computer. (I won’t go into the details, but will elaborate later if warranted.) After trying a… --- ## [Spouses, etc...ever grossed out by s/o naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouses-etc-ever-grossed-out-by-s-o-naked/545615)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouses-etc-ever-grossed-out-by-s-o-naked/545615 "2010-07-07T17:13:24Z")
So, I have this friend that is generally hooking up with ugly, or sometimes hot women. He once complained that he was married to a woman, the very sight of whom, naked, made him sick. Ugly spouses?? Doesn’t sound like a… --- ## [Your communications tactic when dialogue is called for but the other person holds a monologue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-communications-tactic-when-dialogue-is-called-for-but-the-other-person-holds-a-monologue/545526)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-communications-tactic-when-dialogue-is-called-for-but-the-other-person-holds-a-monologue/545526 "2010-07-07T14:34:52Z")
As being good with communication involves not only communicating correctly yourself but even more importantly dealing well with others refusing to communicate, I am looking for solutions to situations I deal with badly a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1922) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1924)