# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1928 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1929 --- ## [Being yourself vs changing for the better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-yourself-vs-changing-for-the-better/544986)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-yourself-vs-changing-for-the-better/544986 "2010-06-30T03:25:39Z")
Over the years I’ve grown up with two friends, “Tom” and “Greg”. Tom Greg and I are all fairly similar- we have similar interests, work ethic, and are generally thought of as nerds to varying degrees. Each of us has our … --- ## [Why are you thin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-thin/532676)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-thin/532676 "2010-06-30T03:20:17Z")
Inspired by the ‘why are you fat?’ thread. If you self-identify as thin (not average weight, not ‘not-fat’) at this point in your life, please vote. I know people define ‘thin’ and even ‘skinny’ vastly differently. I p… --- ## [tell me about adult ADD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-adult-add/544671)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-adult-add/544671 "2010-06-30T01:44:55Z")
Well, it seems that I most likely have ADD. I haven’t had an “official diagnosis,” but I’ve been prescribed ADD medication by my psychiatrist and my therapist agrees that it makes a hell of a lot of sense. The meds do … --- ## [Drumheller Alberta - worth a visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drumheller-alberta-worth-a-visit/544973)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drumheller-alberta-worth-a-visit/544973 "2010-06-30T00:58:09Z")
The Attackclan may be moving across Canada again, hopefully by plane. Ms. Attack is suggesting that we break up the trip by booking via Alberta and taking a day or more to dash out to Drumheller and see some dinosaur stu… --- ## [rough past, now what](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-past-now-what/544786)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-past-now-what/544786 "2010-06-30T00:48:18Z")
So I’ve had a rough past two years, because the place where I was living sucked. Now I just moved a week ago, the place I’ve moved to is awesome, and I’m loving the school I’m in at least for now. But I just lost two rea… --- ## [Transmission trouble: rebuild, replace, or new wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-trouble-rebuild-replace-or-new-wheels/544920)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-trouble-rebuild-replace-or-new-wheels/544920 "2010-06-30T00:15:13Z")
I have a bit of a dilemma right now. I had transmission trouble about 2 months ago, and had it serviced. The mechanic, who I trust, said at the time that what he did would buy some time, but it wasn’t long for this world… --- ## [What are your default fill-in names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-default-fill-in-names/544517)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-default-fill-in-names/544517 "2010-06-29T22:02:20Z")
I was just watching an online demo for some software at my company (I work at a database company) and I noticed that there were a couple of fields where the demonstrator had to fill in a name. He used “John Lennon” for t… --- ## [Tell me about your bunions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-bunions/544924)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-bunions/544924 "2010-06-29T21:45:37Z")
I have an appointment with my doctor next week as I fear I’m starting to develop bunions on both feet. My big toes are starting to point towards my second toe, and the top joint of the second toe is tilted outwards at a… --- ## [Pro-choicers: is there any point in a pregnancy when the woman should no longer abort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-is-there-any-point-in-a-pregnancy-when-the-woman-should-no-longer-abort/544025)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-choicers-is-there-any-point-in-a-pregnancy-when-the-woman-should-no-longer-abort/544025 "2010-06-29T21:30:47Z")
A little housekeeping ere we begin. Let’s take it as a given that we’re talking about cases in which there is no medical necessity for an abortion: that is, the continued survival of the fetus presents no danger to the … --- ## [Have you ever been the other person in an affair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-other-person-in-an-affair/544164)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-other-person-in-an-affair/544164 "2010-06-29T20:48:17Z")
For purposes of this poll, it matters not if the person you were having the affair with was married or not: only that they were in a committed relationship with a third person which precluded their doing whatever they di… --- ## [What's on your blog? III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-blog-iii/544543)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-blog-iii/544543 "2010-06-29T19:17:48Z")
Since the question of whether or not people can link to their blogs in their sig has been answered, I thought it was a good time for another round of “What’s on your blog?” (thread one, two) What’s the URL to your blo… --- ## [Including attendance in the grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/including-attendance-in-the-grade/544830)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/including-attendance-in-the-grade/544830 "2010-06-29T19:08:53Z")
Where I teach, it is required of faculty that they cause their students’ attendance to affect the students’ course grades in some way. (It’s understood the attendance-to-grade correlation should be positive; no letting p… --- ## [Comfy Chair Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-chair-suggestions/544876)
**Author:** [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfy-chair-suggestions/544876 "2010-06-29T17:53:17Z")
I am sick and tired of my chronic neck and shoulder pain. I’ve had stiff, sore shoulders for as long as I can remember, but it has gotten steadily worse in the past year or so. Thanks to shoulder pain and carpal tunnel… --- ## [Easiest way to see a glacier (Portland/Seattle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-see-a-glacier-portland-seattle/544945)
**Author:** [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-see-a-glacier-portland-seattle/544945 "2010-06-29T16:45:58Z")
My husband and I are taking a trip to Portland and Seattle in July. I, being a dirt engineer, would love to see an actual glacier because the soil stratigraphy in my region is due to glaciation and I’m just that geeky. … --- ## [Could YOU Serve on a Firing Squad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-serve-on-a-firing-squad/543786)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-serve-on-a-firing-squad/543786 "2010-06-29T05:41:27Z")
This thread got me to wondering: Imagine for a moment that there was a job available on a firing squad. You would essentially be on call, maybe perform your duties once a month. On the weeks you don’t work, you are … --- ## [Where do I get bumper stickers that mock Palin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-bumper-stickers-that-mock-palin/544133)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-bumper-stickers-that-mock-palin/544133 "2010-06-29T03:08:56Z")
While driving yesterday I saw two cars which had on them anti-Obama bumper stickers. (ie “How’s that hopey/changing working for you?” “Palin 2012”). Wanting to fight back - or at least to put a humorous pro-Obama/and or … --- ## [Sports euphemisms for sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-euphemisms-for-sex/544462)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-euphemisms-for-sex/544462 "2010-06-29T02:43:07Z")
Inspired by the baseball euphemisms for sex thread, what expressions do you have in your countries or in other sports besides baseball? --- ## [Need Cat Advice: Dead Kitten, Distressed Mama Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-cat-advice-dead-kitten-distressed-mama-cat/544673)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-cat-advice-dead-kitten-distressed-mama-cat/544673 "2010-06-29T01:11:35Z")
A little less than a week ago, my girl cat, Harley, had kittens. She did not have proper (read: any) prenatal care, as no one knew she was pregnant. Harley is very young, under a year. I just adopted her (a stray) a coup… --- ## [Memory Recall Tricks You Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-recall-tricks-you-use/544728)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-recall-tricks-you-use/544728 "2010-06-29T00:57:55Z")
Whenever I have a problem remembering a name of someone, or the title of a book, movie, song or whatever, I have found my brain seems to store things in an easy-to-access, alphabetical order. I simply go through the alp… --- ## [Which is your preferred browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-preferred-browser/544463)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-preferred-browser/544463 "2010-06-29T00:15:11Z")
For years I’ve sworn by Firefox, but recently I’ve found it to be clunky and inefficient. I’ve looked around at other browsers, and I’m beginning to feel the lurve for Opera. Which is your favourite browser? I have list… --- ## [I need advice about forgiving a friend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-about-forgiving-a-friend/544522)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-about-forgiving-a-friend/544522 "2010-06-28T23:44:42Z")
In this thread I was looking for advice and trying to decide if I should date my friend; I decided not to. I figured it wasn’t something a solid, long term relationship could be built upon and in the meantime I’d lose a … --- ## [Should surplus, obsolete military aircraft be sold to civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-surplus-obsolete-military-aircraft-be-sold-to-civilians/544611)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-surplus-obsolete-military-aircraft-be-sold-to-civilians/544611 "2010-06-28T20:03:29Z")
I’m watching the National Geographic channel, and there are some shots of Davis-Monthan AFB showing aircraft in storage. If you have the money, it’s pretty easy for someone to buy Soviet Bloc aircraft. Turbine military… --- ## [Cell phone data plans - does it matter which phone you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-data-plans-does-it-matter-which-phone-you-have/544822)
**Author:** [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-data-plans-does-it-matter-which-phone-you-have/544822 "2010-06-28T18:53:53Z")
My SO wrecked his last phone (Samsung Highlight) in the water. He had just signed on for a free trial of a $10/month data plan through T-Mobile. That phone doesn’t require a data plan, and he wanted to test it out to det… --- ## [93 year old Sen. Byrd is doddering & barely able to function, yet he hangs on. Is power that yummy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-year-old-sen-byrd-is-doddering-barely-able-to-function-yet-he-hangs-on-is-power-that-yummy/540497)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-year-old-sen-byrd-is-doddering-barely-able-to-function-yet-he-hangs-on-is-power-that-yummy/540497 "2010-06-28T18:12:20Z")
I’m stunned sitting here watching him on C-Span. He looks withered beyond belief, is hunched over, and is barely able to speak, and has a helper turn pages for him. Is he that much of an egomaniac that he needs to hang … --- ## [Is life simple or complicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-simple-or-complicated/544716)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-simple-or-complicated/544716 "2010-06-28T17:29:13Z")
Or is it somewhere in the middle? In all actuality, it seems to me that life is entirely simple. It just is. Unfortunately, add a human perspective and it becomes obviously complicated. Perhaps spending too much time … --- ## [Monolingualism: the US v. Britain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monolingualism-the-us-v-britain/544537)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monolingualism-the-us-v-britain/544537 "2010-06-28T15:17:13Z")
Inspired by a side conversation in this thread. This is purely out of curiosity and has no ulterior meaning. Obviously I am interested in the difference between these two specific countries, but if you’re from a differ… --- ## [What do you make of this eBay message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-this-ebay-message/544427)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-this-ebay-message/544427 "2010-06-28T15:11:59Z")
I’m selling two items on eBay. Here’s a message I received on one of them. I’m not even sure how to respond Here’s some info on the potential buyer Somehow I’m thinking that if this person wins the auction I won’t … --- ## [Joint custody, moving across town, and schools...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-custody-moving-across-town-and-schools/544726)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-custody-moving-across-town-and-schools/544726 "2010-06-28T14:44:47Z")
Does anyone here do joint custody from across town? How does the distance affect things? I’m thinking about making that move, and I’m not sure how it will affect things. Here’s my situation (yeah, it’s long, ignore if… --- ## [If you have been the other person: have you cheated on your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-been-the-other-person-have-you-cheated-on-your-so/544738)
**Author:** [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-been-the-other-person-have-you-cheated-on-your-so/544738 "2010-06-28T13:51:58Z")
This poll was inspired by some of the discussion in this recent poll. I suspect that much of the disagreement in that thread boils down to differing perspectives on cheating vs. enabling cheating. So, being a scientis… --- ## [Damn you greenies and your need for ozone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-greenies-and-your-need-for-ozone/544292)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-greenies-and-your-need-for-ozone/544292 "2010-06-28T10:31:04Z")
I’m tired of reaching out, picking up a full aerosol container of something (SPF 70 Sunscreen, Carb Cleaner, Lysol, Bug spray) and finding there’s NO FRIGGING PROPELLANT LEFT! I don’t recall this EVER happening in the A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1927) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1929)