# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1924 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1925 --- ## [Incandescent Light Bulbs To Be Banned: Short Tungsten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incandescent-light-bulbs-to-be-banned-short-tungsten/545854)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incandescent-light-bulbs-to-be-banned-short-tungsten/545854 "2010-07-07T14:19:11Z")
Becuase the old light bulbs (which have tungsten filaments) are going out of production (2012), there will soon be an oversupply of tungsten. Is there any way to profit from this (like shorting the stocks of firms that m… --- ## [Testicular fortitude.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicular-fortitude/545848)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicular-fortitude/545848 "2010-07-07T14:11:59Z")
When push comes to shove , would you show it ? ( based on some of the replies in this thread) --- ## [With both genders having somewhat consistent characteristics, what's the benefit of divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-both-genders-having-somewhat-consistent-characteristics-whats-the-benefit-of-divorce/545704)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-both-genders-having-somewhat-consistent-characteristics-whats-the-benefit-of-divorce/545704 "2010-07-07T14:09:33Z")
Inspired by these threads: “Mini-rants about members of the opposite sex” and “Mini-rants about members of the same sex” The posts in those threads bring up, for the millionth time, broad characteristics that each gende… --- ## [The relationship fairy rides AGAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-relationship-fairy-rides-again/545254)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-relationship-fairy-rides-again/545254 "2010-07-07T13:26:18Z")
She’s dressed in Kevlar and, frankly, she’s pissed at the lot of you. Never threaten a relationship fairy with death, people! In any case, Relationship Fairy is plotting her revenge on you for not appreciating her othe… --- ## [You move to a different country. What food from home do you most miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-move-to-a-different-country-what-food-from-home-do-you-most-miss/545069)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-move-to-a-different-country-what-food-from-home-do-you-most-miss/545069 "2010-07-07T11:09:45Z")
My best from high school moved to California a few years ago. She was recently home for a visit, and insisted, within hours of arriving, that we had to go a certain locally famous barbecue joint so she could replenish h… --- ## [How to modify a chimpanzee...suggestions needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-modify-a-chimpanzee-suggestions-needed/545203)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-modify-a-chimpanzee-suggestions-needed/545203 "2010-07-07T05:54:15Z")
We got in at work an Chimpanzee Alive which is very cool, high quality and stuff for about 5 minutes. Naturally, we would like to modify the voice on it somehow to use for parties and whatnot. Getting it to talk in a … --- ## [Starship technology appears tomorrow. Do you go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-technology-appears-tomorrow-do-you-go/545400)
**Author:** [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-technology-appears-tomorrow-do-you-go/545400 "2010-07-07T05:07:12Z")
Imagine that tomorrow, scientists discover a way to create a fully-functioning Galaxy-class starship like the Enterprise-D from ST:TNG. The governments of the world decide to build one and it will be completed in one yea… --- ## [Did you (or your parents) ever own a "mangle"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-or-your-parents-ever-own-a-mangle/545239)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-or-your-parents-ever-own-a-mangle/545239 "2010-07-07T02:07:14Z")
This is a mangle. When I was a kid in the 50s my mother used one in the basement. Hers was electric and much more modern-looking than the ones pictured. She used it for ironing sheets, tablecloths and pants, etc. I think… --- ## [Potty training advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-training-advice/545758)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-training-advice/545758 "2010-07-07T01:47:01Z")
My oldest son is 2 1/2. He understands everything you say to him, can point to his nose, his eyes, his toes, etc. He follows commands well. He just doesn’t talk clearly. He says only a few words we understand, the rest i… --- ## [Would You File a Malpractice Suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-file-a-malpractice-suit/545600)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-file-a-malpractice-suit/545600 "2010-07-07T01:25:51Z")
Let’s say your father died at the age of 66, exactly five months after being diagnosed with kidney cancer that had already metastasized. And say that for the 12 months before the diagnosis he’d been to his doctor repeat… --- ## [Would you blow off your student loan, if you thought you could?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-blow-off-your-student-loan-if-you-thought-you-could/544565)
**Author:** [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-blow-off-your-student-loan-if-you-thought-you-could/544565 "2010-07-06T22:22:11Z")
I’m currently in grad school. I have a colleague who did his undergrad at an international university and funded it all, as many students do, with student loans. He told me today that since he has now left that country… --- ## [Are tattoos on their way out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-on-their-way-out/545197)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-on-their-way-out/545197 "2010-07-06T21:47:31Z")
I was looking through a recently published Playboy book (for research purposes obviously) and I noticed that none of the fifty-seven women in this book had a visible tattoo. This would not have been the case five years … --- ## [Oakland BART Mehserle trial gone to jury - how would you vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oakland-bart-mehserle-trial-gone-to-jury-how-would-you-vote/545769)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oakland-bart-mehserle-trial-gone-to-jury-how-would-you-vote/545769 "2010-07-06T21:08:38Z")
The trial that resulted from the occurrence discussed in this thread has concluded and gone to the jury. Here is what seems to be a fairly unbiased summary of the two sides in the trial. Given this, if you were a juror,… --- ## [Service-oriented vacuums or opportunities in your area: What jobs do you need done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-oriented-vacuums-or-opportunities-in-your-area-what-jobs-do-you-need-done/545774)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-oriented-vacuums-or-opportunities-in-your-area-what-jobs-do-you-need-done/545774 "2010-07-06T21:05:29Z")
It turns out that the process of bundling a cat into a vehicle and driving Kitteh to the vet stresses most of them out so much that it can exacerbate any health problems they might be having. A competent and reliable vet… --- ## [I'm looking for a bike trainer - either of these any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-bike-trainer-either-of-these-any-good/545588)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-bike-trainer-either-of-these-any-good/545588 "2010-07-06T20:52:50Z")
Cell bikes and Torpedo 7 both have specials on adjustable mag bike trainers right now. I’m looking for something to ride on (maybe an hour at most a few times a week) when the weather or the baby keeps me inside, just e… --- ## [FiOS TV service: Worth trying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fios-tv-service-worth-trying/545404)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fios-tv-service-worth-trying/545404 "2010-07-06T20:37:49Z")
I think I’ve pretty much decided I’m getting FiOS Internet service. Road Runner internet blows. However, I’m tempted to get one of their Internet+TV “bundles.”\* They recently did away with contracts, and the price see… --- ## [What to do in New York State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-new-york-state/545535)
**Author:** [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-new-york-state/545535 "2010-07-06T20:37:24Z")
My dad and I will be taking a trip from Niagara Falls to New York City across NY State (and possibly PA, I guess) in about 2 weeks from now. We are essentially looking to spend about 4 or 5 days on the road in NY State a… --- ## [Communal Laundry Room Etiquette Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communal-laundry-room-etiquette-question/545330)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communal-laundry-room-etiquette-question/545330 "2010-07-06T20:25:38Z")
We live in an apartment building with a washer and dryer on each floor (they are in a little room in the middle of each floor). There are 5 floors. There are about 10 apartments on each floor. Tenant A accidentally le… --- ## [Would you'd rather be a telepath or a precog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-youd-rather-be-a-telepath-or-a-precog/544697)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-youd-rather-be-a-telepath-or-a-precog/544697 "2010-07-06T20:12:45Z")
I thought about writing a long stupid setup, but I lost interest in the middle of the third word of the second sentence. I will, however, define the choices. If you choose the telepathy option, you get mostly receptive… --- ## [Pick my next handgun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-next-handgun/545283)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-next-handgun/545283 "2010-07-06T19:55:50Z")
I’m a handgun guy, as it were. My collection has grown quite a bit since I last posted about it. So, let’s say that my funds are fairly modest, say up to $2000 in disposable income. What would you get in light of my cur… --- ## [Is it rude for me to ask my sister-in-law not to use my first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-for-me-to-ask-my-sister-in-law-not-to-use-my-first-name/545611)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-for-me-to-ask-my-sister-in-law-not-to-use-my-first-name/545611 "2010-07-06T19:43:59Z")
Only middling RhymerDrama today. Here’s the sitch: I hate my first name, which, for the sake of this discussion, we’ll pretend is Eustace Clarence Scrubb. I hate my first name couldn’t shake “Eustace” through elementar… --- ## [I'm Pretty Sure There's Something Wrong With My Sister's Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-theres-something-wrong-with-my-sisters-kid/545735)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-theres-something-wrong-with-my-sisters-kid/545735 "2010-07-06T18:38:03Z")
My half sister, to be specific, has a son who will be three next month. There is no question that his speech is delayed, although his doctor presented my sister with a very liberal baseline (two or more words strung tog… --- ## [Suggestions for Body Painting - Renn Faire Costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-body-painting-renn-faire-costume/545403)
**Author:** [@spudbucket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spudbucket)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-body-painting-renn-faire-costume/545403 "2010-07-06T18:36:46Z")
I’m attending a wedding at the Denver Renn Faire in July and all the guests are supposed to come in costume. Rather than put on layers of leather, chainmail, etc. and get heat stroke, I have decided to come as a barbari… --- ## [Are you friends with your exs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-friends-with-your-exs/545175)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-friends-with-your-exs/545175 "2010-07-06T18:05:13Z")
It occurred to me today that I am friends with all the people I have ever been in relationships with. One is my best friend, the rest I see at least every couple of months or speak to a few times a year. If there was som… --- ## [Jewelry store lost my wife's ring. Advice needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-store-lost-my-wifes-ring-advice-needed/544906)
**Author:** [@Razrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razrak)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-store-lost-my-wifes-ring-advice-needed/544906 "2010-07-06T17:08:33Z")
I married my wife last August. I bought the warranty plan on the wedding ring, where every six months you take the ring to the Jewelry store and they make sure no diamonds are loose. My wife took her ring to the jewelry … --- ## [Tips for a first visit to an oncologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-first-visit-to-an-oncologist/544996)
**Author:** [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-first-visit-to-an-oncologist/544996 "2010-07-06T16:55:28Z")
My mother, 69, is recently referred to an oncologist with a diagnosis of uterine cancer. We’re hoping it’s confined to her uterus, but we won’t know more until some more tests are run. We’re pretty sure it’s not more t… --- ## [lawdopers: any experience in capital cases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawdopers-any-experience-in-capital-cases/545717)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawdopers-any-experience-in-capital-cases/545717 "2010-07-06T16:23:56Z")
A bit of morbid curiosity today, I suppose. Does anyone here have any experience working in death-penalty cases, prosecution or defense? If so, care to discuss? Personally, I can’t imagine working in capital defense. I’… --- ## [Sanity Check - Kid Behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanity-check-kid-behavior/545303)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanity-check-kid-behavior/545303 "2010-07-06T15:54:36Z")
So yesterday, I’m taking Bricker Jr home from his Tae Kwon Do class, which is also running a summer camp this week. So basically he’s had a day of fun activities in the company of a bunch of these kids, and he’s struck u… --- ## [The Challenger crew was alive until they hit the water. Did you know that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-challenger-crew-was-alive-until-they-hit-the-water-did-you-know-that/545153)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-challenger-crew-was-alive-until-they-hit-the-water-did-you-know-that/545153 "2010-07-06T05:50:30Z")
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/thewrongstuff/archive/2010/06/28/risky-business-james-bagian-nasa-astronaut-turned-patient-safety-expert-on-being-wrong.aspx I actually had no idea. --- ## [My impressions of Stevia. Not so great so far.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-impressions-of-stevia-not-so-great-so-far/545654)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-impressions-of-stevia-not-so-great-so-far/545654 "2010-07-06T04:57:43Z")
Fresh leaves taste like sugared grass. Dried leaves loose the strong chlorophyll taste and leave the aftertaste of you being in a concert where pot smoke keeps drifting your way. Maybe the spices in pasta sauce will ki… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1923) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1925)