# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1927 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1928 --- ## [How to get a small business website known without breaking the bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-small-business-website-known-without-breaking-the-bank/545106)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-small-business-website-known-without-breaking-the-bank/545106 "2010-07-01T23:54:05Z")
I was wondering how to get a small business website known without breaking the bank. It’s one of those prefab Website Tonight deals from GoDaddy. Nothing fancy. I’m at the point of having the website format and content… --- ## [Recommend some roller blades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-roller-blades/545237)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-roller-blades/545237 "2010-07-01T21:30:09Z")
I used to rollerblade quite a bit about 10 years ago. I was lucky enough to be able to go to work that way, so I put on quite a few miles. I feel like I got pretty decent at it, as far as feeling confident enough to go… --- ## [How much work do you do to keep a healthy weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-do-you-do-to-keep-a-healthy-weight/544907)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-do-you-do-to-keep-a-healthy-weight/544907 "2010-07-01T19:28:21Z")
A variation of this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=556058&page=2 How much effort do you do expend to stay (or achieve) a healthy weight? --- ## [Which nationality is the most blunt? The least?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nationality-is-the-most-blunt-the-least/544061)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nationality-is-the-most-blunt-the-least/544061 "2010-07-01T18:54:19Z")
In my job I sometimes hear pitches from Japanese game developers. It’s often a maddening experience because it seems like they never just come right out and say what they want to make. The project is usually described … --- ## [Nonchristians: Do you decorate for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonchristians-do-you-decorate-for-christmas/545014)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonchristians-do-you-decorate-for-christmas/545014 "2010-07-01T16:08:13Z")
A bit out of season, but I was thinking about the various nonChristians I know and quite a few of them seem to decorate for Christmas. My hardcore atheist friend is a hardcore Christmas-lover. She even buys new decorat… --- ## [Small gifts from Panama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060 "2010-07-01T15:08:37Z")
One of the lawyers I work for is leaving for his annual vacation in Panama (his wife is Panamanian). He asked if there’s anything in particular he could bring back for me - last year he brought coffee, which was nice, b… --- ## [In Which I Go Skittering About My Yard Like A Maniac.. \[wasp question\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-go-skittering-about-my-yard-like-a-maniac-wasp-question/544957)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-go-skittering-about-my-yard-like-a-maniac-wasp-question/544957 "2010-07-01T15:04:49Z")
So, in the farmhouse I just bought (sorry to keep mentioning it, but I have ALL these questions!) I have a fairly serious wasp infestation in the attic. There are literally hundreds (ok maybe scores would be more appro… --- ## [Online Dating Tropes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-tropes/543981)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-tropes/543981 "2010-07-01T13:34:30Z")
Inspired by JoeyP post #453 in the Ongoing Online Dating Advicethread: It seems that there are enough common tropes to be found on online dating sites, and that a TV Tropes style list could be made of them. So lets mak… --- ## [Going back to school in Software Eng...crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-school-in-software-eng-crazy/544426)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-school-in-software-eng-crazy/544426 "2010-07-01T11:01:11Z")
Hi everyone. I have decided at the very least to take class next year. Next year I will be working full time as a teacher. I will be making 67000$ CAD next year and I will have a full time permanent contract. All seem… --- ## [If a tree crashed into you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-tree-crashed-into-you/545034)
**Author:** [@Punisher\_11B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punisher_11B)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-tree-crashed-into-you/545034 "2010-07-01T09:17:47Z")
I have had this question asked to me and I have asked it, and it has always ended up in a debate. If you were driving home late one night alone and a tree uprooted and jumped on the road in front of you, and you hit it … --- ## [Monetary value of sentimentality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-value-of-sentimentality/544930)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-value-of-sentimentality/544930 "2010-07-01T08:45:50Z")
Inspired by this thread (jeweler lost wife’s wedding ring I was wondering how you go about attaching a monetary value to thing labeled “irreplaceable” above and beyond it’s material worth? How do courts see it when fac… --- ## [Is it me or the razors that have gotten better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-the-razors-that-have-gotten-better/544739)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-the-razors-that-have-gotten-better/544739 "2010-07-01T07:15:29Z")
So I used to almost always nick myself when shaving my legs. I could virtually count on at least once per shave. Nowadays I shave my legs a lot more recklessly, far less carefully, and yet I can’t remember the last time … --- ## [Why waste valuable US $ and time on Van der Sloot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-waste-valuable-us-and-time-on-van-der-sloot/545141)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-waste-valuable-us-and-time-on-van-der-sloot/545141 "2010-07-01T04:25:04Z")
This guy murders a prominent Peruvian’s daughter. They got video tape of him and her entering the hotel room. Then, him leaving alone. They got a confession. This guy is going going to rot in a Peruvian prison. He might … --- ## [Florida Keys snorkeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-keys-snorkeling/545137)
**Author:** [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-keys-snorkeling/545137 "2010-07-01T03:54:33Z")
I’m in Miami now on vacation with my dearly beloved and we’re thinking about heading to the Keys for a day of snorkeling. We would like to rent a small boat, take it out on the ocean and see as much marine life as possi… --- ## [How white are your teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-white-are-your-teeth/544474)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-white-are-your-teeth/544474 "2010-07-01T03:35:01Z")
These days, it is apparently socially unacceptable to have teeth that are not preternaturally white, even if it is just the six front ones that the white strips reach. Are you preoccupied with the whiteness of your teeth… --- ## [Adoptive mother of troubled teen seeks affordable boarding school or other facility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoptive-mother-of-troubled-teen-seeks-affordable-boarding-school-or-other-facility/190765)
**Author:** [@jmb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoptive-mother-of-troubled-teen-seeks-affordable-boarding-school-or-other-facility/190765 "2010-07-01T03:26:41Z")
I know someone out there has to know of a place that will accept difficult teens from families that are not wealthy. Any state in the U.S. Don’t care if it’s religion based or not. ANYTHING. My son was adopted by me seve… --- ## ["Impact" as a verb, yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-as-a-verb-yea-or-nay/545097)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-as-a-verb-yea-or-nay/545097 "2010-07-01T03:02:27Z")
A simple question, with only two possible answers, Skald or no Skald. --- ## [Rent increase: is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-increase-is-this-normal/544995)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-increase-is-this-normal/544995 "2010-07-01T02:50:57Z")
A little background to illustrate my experiences: When I was in my early twenties I moved in and out of various apartments, and my parents’ house, on an almost regular basis. The longest I stayed anywhere was six month… --- ## [Liability of a 'found dog' taken to the incorrect owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liability-of-a-found-dog-taken-to-the-incorrect-owner/544948)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liability-of-a-found-dog-taken-to-the-incorrect-owner/544948 "2010-07-01T01:24:07Z")
Over in GQ, there is a question about the liability associated with giving a dog away that previously bit someone and whether the time since it’s last incident matters in a disclosure. I had a weirder variant of this ha… --- ## [How many emails do you send and receive a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-emails-do-you-send-and-receive-a-day/545008)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-emails-do-you-send-and-receive-a-day/545008 "2010-07-01T01:14:55Z")
Working as a litigator, my team has to do discovery (or disclosure as we call it here) of parties’ documents. With the advent of email this task has grown exponentially. We have just come across a guy who sends and rec… --- ## [How seriously do you take phone sex or cybersex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-seriously-do-you-take-phone-sex-or-cybersex/544173)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-seriously-do-you-take-phone-sex-or-cybersex/544173 "2010-06-30T22:27:46Z")
In this thread, Shot From Guns said the following: That is the basis of this poll. Simple enough. How seriously do you take phone sex and/or cyber sex? Does participating in such an activity constitute sexual activity … --- ## [Who would want 3000 different elephants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-want-3000-different-elephants/544974)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-want-3000-different-elephants/544974 "2010-06-30T21:44:31Z")
I have been collecting elephants for about 65 years, ever since I won a little plastic one at a carnival. I now have about 3,000 different elephants and elephant-themes items (eg. 100 cups and mugs, 50 neckties, 100 coi… --- ## [Debt Collection Issue- looking for opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-collection-issue-looking-for-opinions/545001)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-collection-issue-looking-for-opinions/545001 "2010-06-30T20:44:01Z")
First of all, I realize you aren’t lawyers and even those of you that are lawyers are not my retained lawyers and therefor might be feeding me nothing but fake information just because it’s funny. Don’t worry, I’m not ac… --- ## [Indicators that you can probably delete someone from your friend list on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indicators-that-you-can-probably-delete-someone-from-your-friend-list-on-facebook/543839)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indicators-that-you-can-probably-delete-someone-from-your-friend-list-on-facebook/543839 "2010-06-30T18:53:18Z")
I recently had a baby and posted the announcement and pictures for a couple of days after. Probably 20% of my “friends” who are active FBers never commented, liked or acknowledged the birth in any way. I’m thinking thi… --- ## [What's your best practical tip for around the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-practical-tip-for-around-the-house/539899)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-practical-tip-for-around-the-house/539899 "2010-06-30T15:46:45Z")
I’ve told a few people of my practice of taping a product receipt under the product itself - in case it needs to be returned. I taped a receipt to a “life time warranty” office chair many years ago. When it fell apart 1… --- ## [Lawyer types, advise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-types-advise/544852)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-types-advise/544852 "2010-06-30T14:40:46Z")
What, in your opinion, is the toughest part of carving out a living as an attorney? Assuming one gets admitted to a decent law school and doesn’t sink like a rock–what’s the hard part once you’re standing there with a d… --- ## [My eyeball is swollen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyeball-is-swollen/545009)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyeball-is-swollen/545009 "2010-06-30T13:45:46Z")
This morning I woke up with an odd headache that seemed to be centered around my eyeball. When I looked in the mirror, I noticed that my eyeball was swollen very slightly around the iris. Is this important? I took an Adv… --- ## [Fountainpen users, how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountainpen-users-how-do-you-do-it/343217)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountainpen-users-how-do-you-do-it/343217 "2006-02-07T22:18:11Z")
My New Years Resolution (one of the easier ones, that is :slight\_smile: ) is to do all my handwriting this year with a fountain pen. No more unsightly scribbling with whatever oddly colored pens cross my path ! I’m call… --- ## [Obama's thousand yard stare is starting to get a little creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-thousand-yard-stare-is-starting-to-get-a-little-creepy/544727)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-thousand-yard-stare-is-starting-to-get-a-little-creepy/544727 "2010-06-30T06:48:56Z")
Though I can’t find many examples at the moment, I seem to have noticed it in screen captures of a few of his recent media interviews, and even when he’s watching a soccer game. Anybody else notice this? If so, somebody … --- ## [Most misspelled names of famous people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725 "2010-06-30T05:45:45Z")
Which famous people, from any era or field, seem to have their name misspelled the most often? Here are the ones I see most commonly: It’s Buddha, not Buddah. Gandhi, not Ghandi Cal Ripken, not Cal Ripkin Brett Favr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1926) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1928)