# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1931 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1932 --- ## [Living in a place v. traveling to a place.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-place-v-traveling-to-a-place/543926)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-place-v-traveling-to-a-place/543926 "2010-06-23T02:42:15Z")
There was a blood drive going on at the community college where I’m taking a class recently, and I wanted to go (I’m type O+) until I remembered that I’ve been in a malarial zone within the last six months, which I was p… --- ## [Ever returned to an old employer? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-returned-to-an-old-employer-would-you/544091)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-returned-to-an-old-employer-would-you/544091 "2010-06-23T02:33:32Z")
Someone from my previous place of employment recently contacted me and offered me a job. It is a step up from where I was (though it’ll involve similar work) and also will involve some additional duties in an area I’m v… --- ## [Shopping for movers--what should I be looking for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-movers-what-should-i-be-looking-for/543788)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-movers-what-should-i-be-looking-for/543788 "2010-06-23T00:30:33Z")
We may be putting in an offer on a house soon, and for the first time in our lives, we’re going to need movers to get from one house to the other. Well, maybe not need, but we’re at a point in our lives where we have mo… --- ## [About personalized license plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-personalized-license-plates/543914)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-personalized-license-plates/543914 "2010-06-22T23:51:49Z")
I was in Ohio recently and recall seeing an awful lot of personalized license plates while I was out there. I wasn’t sure if this was because Ohio has a ton of them, or if I was just paying more attention to the license … --- ## [Can you articulate exactly what you mean by the statement "X was hitting on me"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-articulate-exactly-what-you-mean-by-the-statement-x-was-hitting-on-me/543610)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-articulate-exactly-what-you-mean-by-the-statement-x-was-hitting-on-me/543610 "2010-06-22T20:01:25Z")
In a current thread about sexual harassment, someone wrote this: I’m not starting this thread to pick on msmith537. I would, however, be interested in hearing what different persons mean by the statements “X was hitt… --- ## [Question About the New Homebuyer's Tax Credit-12 Weeks?!?! Really?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-new-homebuyers-tax-credit-12-weeks-really/543319)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-new-homebuyers-tax-credit-12-weeks-really/543319 "2010-06-22T19:13:01Z")
So I bought a new house on May 15th or so-just squeaked in under the deadline for the 10% new homebuyer’s credit. I duly filed an amended tax return the day after closing, and sat back to await my Big Ole Government Che… --- ## [Texting on a First Date: Kosher or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-on-a-first-date-kosher-or-no/543496)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-on-a-first-date-kosher-or-no/543496 "2010-06-22T17:20:35Z")
My wife and I just got back from dining out. A few tables over, I noticed a couple that appeared to be on their first date. You know there are always those little things that give it away. My wife however said that th… --- ## [Sexual stamina: how much is too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-stamina-how-much-is-too-much/543363)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-stamina-how-much-is-too-much/543363 "2010-06-22T16:35:13Z")
I realize that a guy who finishes moments after beginning is not ideal, but why is it that it seems like guys think the longer they can last, the better? I hear guys bragging about it and gather that this is a commonly h… --- ## [Share your opinions of the Ford Flex and the Kia Sorento](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-opinions-of-the-ford-flex-and-the-kia-sorento/543791)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-opinions-of-the-ford-flex-and-the-kia-sorento/543791 "2010-06-22T14:44:53Z")
My wife and I are shopping for a new vehicle for her, and so far she likes the Kia Sorento and the Ford Flex the most, with the Ford Escape hybrid rounding out the top three. Pros and cons: \[ul\] \[li\]The price is rough… --- ## [Do you have a "fake tv" burglar deterrent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-fake-tv-burglar-deterrent/543880)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-fake-tv-burglar-deterrent/543880 "2010-06-22T11:26:21Z")
http://www.amazon.com/Opto-Electronic-Design-Inc-FTV-10-US-Deterrent/dp/B001G3RGKM/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1277052529&sr=8-1 I’m tempted to buy one. I had never heard of it before; it was recommended by Amazon when… --- ## [CraigsList equiv in UK, Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-equiv-in-uk-australia/544038)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-equiv-in-uk-australia/544038 "2010-06-22T10:41:07Z")
First off, I’m aware that CraigsList actually has a couple dozen city-sites for the UK and for Australia. But they seem rather thin on the ground when I go there. So I’m assuming it represents new turf for CraigsList a… --- ## [Legal reasons to deny employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-reasons-to-deny-employment/543555)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-reasons-to-deny-employment/543555 "2010-06-22T09:46:13Z")
What are some legal reasons you are allowed to deny employment to someone? Obviously merit, work experience, training, education, etc., but what are some other reasons, either fair or unfair, that it is legal to deny a … --- ## [DO crazy people who d bad stuff still get to go to heaven, beacuse they're not responsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crazy-people-who-d-bad-stuff-still-get-to-go-to-heaven-beacuse-theyre-not-responsible/543605)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crazy-people-who-d-bad-stuff-still-get-to-go-to-heaven-beacuse-theyre-not-responsible/543605 "2010-06-22T07:14:37Z")
Is Christian theology should people who do evil things, yet have congenital (bi-polar,schizophrenia etc) mental disabilities get a “get into heaven free” card because their evil acts were caused by organic predisposition… --- ## [Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World would you most like to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world-would-you-most-like-to-see/543913)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world-would-you-most-like-to-see/543913 "2010-06-22T05:52:08Z")
…and why? Today we’ve got one left, the Great Pyramid at Giza. Also the oldest one, and in my mind the most magnificent of the lot. Still, if you could, which of the remaining six would you most like to see and have a l… --- ## [Re BP CEO Tony Hayward's awful performance - was it legally necessary or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-bp-ceo-tony-haywards-awful-performance-was-it-legally-necessary-or-not/543811)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-bp-ceo-tony-haywards-awful-performance-was-it-legally-necessary-or-not/543811 "2010-06-22T00:06:49Z")
His performance to date would seem to fall into the chapter heading “Don’t Do These Things” in a textbook on how to manage PR crises. His lack of even half hearted attempts to take charge of the crises, and his virtuall… --- ## [Have to use a non-free email address to register for a message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-use-a-non-free-email-address-to-register-for-a-message-board/543973)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-use-a-non-free-email-address-to-register-for-a-message-board/543973 "2010-06-21T23:57:44Z")
A sports message board I belong to recently put in a new rule. “You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Due to abuse, free emails such as, but not limited to, hotmail, gm… --- ## [A couple of other bathtub maintenance related queries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-other-bathtub-maintenance-related-queries/543925)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-other-bathtub-maintenance-related-queries/543925 "2010-06-21T23:43:17Z")
First of all, thanks for the replies to my other thread. I’ll be figuring things out by the end of today. Still, it did bring to mind a couple of other bathtub related questions… What do you personally do to clean it… --- ## [Women: Are breasts really an erogenous zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-breasts-really-an-erogenous-zone/543401)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-breasts-really-an-erogenous-zone/543401 "2010-06-21T23:42:42Z")
I was looking at the public breastfeeding thread, and wondered if women considered breasts an erogenous zone, especially after child birth. In other words, do you like having your breasts fondled, suckled, etc? Persona… --- ## [Does your Optical mouse jump around the screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-optical-mouse-jump-around-the-screen/543936)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-optical-mouse-jump-around-the-screen/543936 "2010-06-21T23:40:24Z")
I have 2 mice of the same brand and model. (They were on sale.) They both have ps/2 connectors. My desktop mouse I have been using for about 3-4 years now, and it’s been working great until recently. Nowadays, it will ra… --- ## [man misses first two years of his son's life to finish a sailing trip - was he a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-misses-first-two-years-of-his-sons-life-to-finish-a-sailing-trip-was-he-a-jerk/543719)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-misses-first-two-years-of-his-sons-life-to-finish-a-sailing-trip-was-he-a-jerk/543719 "2010-06-21T22:50:28Z")
US sailor returns after record-breaking 1,152 day trip (bbc.co.uk) BBC News; Page last updated at 04:24 GMT, Friday, 18 June 2010 05:24 UK Reid Stowe, age 58, spent 1152 days aboard his ship. His girlfriend, Soanya Ahm… --- ## ["Punch Buggy" or "Slug Bug"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punch-buggy-or-slug-bug/543701)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punch-buggy-or-slug-bug/543701 "2010-06-21T22:09:26Z")
Simple one today: know that game where you punch someone when you see a Volkswagon Beetle (and not any other VM model)? What do you call that game? Let’s head off “I call it stupid! Hur hur hur!” right now, ok? --- ## [Dopers , what is YOUR answer to this question ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-is-your-answer-to-this-question/543654)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-is-your-answer-to-this-question/543654 "2010-06-21T21:40:29Z")
A man bought a horse for £20 and gave in payment a cheque for £30. The horsedealer persuaded a shopkeeper to change the cheque for him, and the buyer, having received his £10 change, rode off on the horse and was not se… --- ## [Your Political Philosophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-political-philosophy/543194)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-political-philosophy/543194 "2010-06-21T21:27:56Z")
How do you decide your views, particularly those of you who have trouble deciding between one general political philosophy and another because they both have good ideas? Baruch Pelta --- ## [Women and sexual assault.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-sexual-assault/539563)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 483\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-sexual-assault/539563 "2010-06-21T19:51:35Z")
I’ve seen a few threads lately where men, frankly, do not seem to get just exactly how common sexual assault against women is, and in one thread, are upset that they’re being treated as potential rapists. Guys, this isn… --- ## [What's the best thing you've ever found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-youve-ever-found/543583)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-youve-ever-found/543583 "2010-06-21T19:51:16Z")
I’m a fan of thrift stores like the Salvation Army, garage sales, and flea markets, because I think their stuff seems to have more character (as silly as that sounds). For example, I found a quite nice leather jacket rec… --- ## [Things schools don't teach that you think they should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-schools-dont-teach-that-you-think-they-should/543385)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-schools-dont-teach-that-you-think-they-should/543385 "2010-06-21T18:30:07Z")
Obviously debatable. Here are my choices: \[ul\] \[li\]Applied Finance Math, or How to Balance a Checkbook\[/li\]\[li\]Firearms 1: Basic Knowledge, Safety and Laws (prerequisite course for-)\[/li\]\[li\]Firearms 2: Hands-on Instru… --- ## [At what point is a recurring dream meaningful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-is-a-recurring-dream-meaningful/543971)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-is-a-recurring-dream-meaningful/543971 "2010-06-21T17:08:25Z")
I usually ignore (yet remember) dreams. However, once in a while, I get the same dream several nights in a row, and I feel that it means something, and so far, it always does. Is this a real phenomenon? At what point sho… --- ## [Question: Without looking him up, do you know who this person is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-without-looking-him-up-do-you-know-who-this-person-is/543667)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-without-looking-him-up-do-you-know-who-this-person-is/543667 "2010-06-21T16:24:33Z")
I was critiquing someone else’s book last week, and one of my criticisms was that the author took it for granted that the reader would know who a person was, and be completely familiar with him. My criticism was that he … --- ## [Nipple sensitivity/ticklishness correlation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-sensitivity-ticklishness-correlation/543483)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-sensitivity-ticklishness-correlation/543483 "2010-06-21T16:16:48Z")
I think I’ve noticed a correlation between nipple sensitivity and how easily someone is tickled. Could just be a sample-size fluke, though, so I’d like to get some more anecdata. Do you consider your nipples to be an er… --- ## [Looking for tips/websites for bonsai grooming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tips-websites-for-bonsai-grooming/543842)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tips-websites-for-bonsai-grooming/543842 "2010-06-21T16:09:04Z")
I’ve acquired a bonsai tree - it’s one of those ones where the trunk/stem kind of looks like a bum (if that makes sense) - sorry for the lame description - I found one in a store helpfully described as a ‘bonsai’. Anyho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1930) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1932)