# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1932 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1933 --- ## [Good Ideas With Unintended Adverse Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-ideas-with-unintended-adverse-effects/543963)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-ideas-with-unintended-adverse-effects/543963 "2010-06-21T14:56:15Z")
Back in April, I was driving home from Vegas through Nebraska, when ahead of us we spotted a minivan upside down on the median. There were no emergency vehicles there yet so we (I a nursing student and my fiance a parame… --- ## [Face v. body in sexual partners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-v-body-in-sexual-partners/543748)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-v-body-in-sexual-partners/543748 "2010-06-21T14:25:42Z")
Is the face or body more important to you? Le’ts assume that the non-best aspect is also acceptable (so we aren’t talking about Helen of Troy’s face on some hideous body, or vice versa). So it boils down to this: woul… --- ## [Dopers, HELP..I need a name for a new bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-a-name-for-a-new-bird/543392)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-a-name-for-a-new-bird/543392 "2010-06-21T13:40:39Z")
My sweet quiet little old lady bird (cockatiel) died recently. She was very old and starting to get really quite frail, so it wasn’t unexpected, but as with all pets it was like “not THAT soon…jeez”. My “baby” (really … --- ## [Breastfeeding in public- Are you OK with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-in-public-are-you-ok-with-it/543333)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-in-public-are-you-ok-with-it/543333 "2010-06-21T13:21:51Z")
I’m still breastfeeding Irishbaby at 11 months- she refuses to take a bottle or cup if I am with her and won’t feed if her head is covered. Now, I’m as discreet as possible- layered clothing, cardigans, not making a son… --- ## [Do you know your bells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-bells/543845)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-bells/543845 "2010-06-21T06:36:19Z")
In the early afternoon you hear ‘ding-ding, ding-ding, ding’. Do you know what time it is? --- ## [How much do you judge based on appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-judge-based-on-appearance/543096)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-judge-based-on-appearance/543096 "2010-06-21T05:15:49Z")
So what has sparked my interest In this subject particularly is my new job in a big restaurant. I work with all walks of life. Whites, blacks, Hispanics and so on. And everyone is different. I try not to discriminate… --- ## [How do you pronounce 'Kilometer'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-kilometer/534105)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-kilometer/534105 "2010-06-21T04:15:13Z")
Do you pronounce ‘kilometer’ as ‘kill-AH-mi-ter’, or ‘KILL-uh-me-ter’? (Audio links here.) I took a lot of German classes when I was younger, so the way I pronounced it was similar to ‘KEE-lo-may-tah’. Well, I’ve forg… --- ## [Help re eBay auction shipping cost from Australia to U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-re-ebay-auction-shipping-cost-from-australia-to-u-s/543743)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-re-ebay-auction-shipping-cost-from-australia-to-u-s/543743 "2010-06-21T03:09:08Z")
I’m in northeast Florida and just won an eBay item at a cost of AU 15.99 (approximately US 13.79) according to the item description. I proceeded to pay the seller, then found out the shipping cost is AU 15.60 (I guess th… --- ## [Why Do Some People Enjoy Being Tickled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-enjoy-being-tickled/543814)
**Author:** [@David25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David25)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-enjoy-being-tickled/543814 "2010-06-20T22:36:59Z")
Why do some people enjoy being tickled while others hate it? --- ## [Do you tip carpet installers? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-carpet-installers-need-answer-fast/543790)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-carpet-installers-need-answer-fast/543790 "2010-06-20T13:24:49Z")
My wife and I are having new carpet installed upstairs in our house today cover approximately 1100 square feet. They will be finished in about two hours. Are you expected to tip folks like these? So far, all I’ve given … --- ## [What's the future of the desktop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-future-of-the-desktop/543808)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-future-of-the-desktop/543808 "2010-06-20T12:31:49Z")
There is a lot of talk these days about the decline of the desktop; for example I read this articletoday by Farhad Manjoo in Slate. I don’t have any strong opinions on this and it’s possible that the desktop skeptics are… --- ## [Military fakers going overboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-fakers-going-overboard/542251)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-fakers-going-overboard/542251 "2010-06-20T04:00:18Z")
In light of some ‘stolen valor’ type incidents, the phenomenon got me wondering- if you were going to fake military status, why exaggerate so much? I would assume it is to garner respect/reputation from having a supposed… --- ## [Passive aggressiveness and higher social economic class.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressiveness-and-higher-social-economic-class/528018)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressiveness-and-higher-social-economic-class/528018 "2010-06-20T03:21:29Z")
Has anyone noticed that people become more passive aggressive the higher their social economic class? I grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, but I went to school with lower-class kids. I also spent a lot of time work… --- ## [Who do you find the most pathetic, obvious trolls or those who feed them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-find-the-most-pathetic-obvious-trolls-or-those-who-feed-them/543830)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-find-the-most-pathetic-obvious-trolls-or-those-who-feed-them/543830 "2010-06-20T03:18:37Z")
The SDMB’s “No Troll Left Behind” policy has been in full swing as of late, and just out of curiousity, who bothers you more? Is it the trolls themselves or is it the many SDMB posters who are always waiting to engage t… --- ## [You have a choice of going back in time and observing 1 of these 2 epochs. whic do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-choice-of-going-back-in-time-and-observing-1-of-these-2-epochs-whic-do-you-choose/543651)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-choice-of-going-back-in-time-and-observing-1-of-these-2-epochs-whic-do-you-choose/543651 "2010-06-20T03:13:48Z")
You have a time machine and can go back and just observe, without being harmed or altering either the late Cretaceous or the Pleistocene. You can only pick one. In other words, go back and see dinosaurs or go back and s… --- ## [Nitpick my new website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-my-new-website/542940)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-my-new-website/542940 "2010-06-20T01:07:12Z")
Not intended as a promotional moment, just looking for suggestions and or input from the teeming millions. Typos, tragic grammar, stuff like that. If anyone has any other suggestions that do not require major web codin… --- ## [Getting ordained online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-ordained-online/414774)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-ordained-online/414774 "2010-06-19T22:07:11Z")
My sister and her fiancé want my husband to marry them in their upcoming wedding. My husband has never been ordained before, but after some hunting online, it seems to be pretty easy/cheap. Does anyone have any experie… --- ## [Tricorders and communicators -- If I were in charge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricorders-and-communicators-if-i-were-in-charge/543787)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricorders-and-communicators-if-i-were-in-charge/543787 "2010-06-19T21:23:06Z")
We’re getting closer to Star Trek all the time. Indeed, our ‘tricorders’ and ‘communicators’ are often in single units instead of separate as they were in the TV show. A ‘smart phone’ has the voice and text communicati… --- ## [Sarcastic Answers to Thread Titles a Gogo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-answers-to-thread-titles-a-gogo/543718)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-answers-to-thread-titles-a-gogo/543718 "2010-06-19T21:05:44Z")
New glasses make me sick to my stomach: Is this normal? You… you’re not supposed to eat them. building a container in which a raw egg can safely drop from 15 feet Chicken. What does a capacitor do? It capacitates. W… --- ## [How many servings are there in a container of Ben & Jerry's ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-servings-are-there-in-a-container-of-ben-jerrys-ice-cream/543172)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-servings-are-there-in-a-container-of-ben-jerrys-ice-cream/543172 "2010-06-19T18:28:41Z")
How many servings are there in a container of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? --- ## [quick, find me nifty gadget.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-find-me-nifty-gadget/543757)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-find-me-nifty-gadget/543757 "2010-06-19T15:26:01Z")
So I’m well late for fathers day , since it starts tomorrow. But I know the ‘personal’ thing I sent is ok, but I know the calculating biddys in the family, so I need to up the dollar value just a tad. Does anybody know … --- ## [How should I read to an 18 month year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-read-to-an-18-month-year-old/543495)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-read-to-an-18-month-year-old/543495 "2010-06-19T14:27:47Z")
I bought 4 board books for an 18 month old. She can say a few words. Should I point to the words in the board book or spend more time pointing to the pictures? Maybe read the words to her first and then ask her what she… --- ## [Should I contact my dying grandfather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-contact-my-dying-grandfather/543442)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-contact-my-dying-grandfather/543442 "2010-06-19T14:10:41Z")
My grandfather (my Dad’s dad) has been absent from my life pretty much forever. I have a very vague memory of him from when I was a child but I really don’t know the guy. From what I’ve heard, which is very little, he w… --- ## [Great debates a la Hitchens, Dawkins et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-debates-a-la-hitchens-dawkins-et-al/543720)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-debates-a-la-hitchens-dawkins-et-al/543720 "2010-06-19T10:18:54Z")
I have for a period of time been watching debates on religion starring Hitchens, Harris, Dawkins and the likes. Must also admit that I enjoyed debates with the religious nut Kent Hovind. I really enjoy debates as a sou… --- ## [Computer virus help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-virus-help/543154)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-virus-help/543154 "2010-06-19T08:47:32Z")
I’m having some serious problems getting rid of a virus and i could use some help. It’s installed a fake anti virus called “defense center” on my computer and it keeps asking me to pay for it so it can remove the trojan… --- ## [Driving in Reverse: "Steer in the Opposite Way"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-reverse-steer-in-the-opposite-way/543345)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-reverse-steer-in-the-opposite-way/543345 "2010-06-19T06:09:56Z")
Several times in my life I’ve heard people say that when you’re backing up in a car you need to “steer in the opposite direction.” Just this morning when I was talking to a friend about trying to teach my daughter to dr… --- ## [Share your experience: surgery for torn meniscus (not seeking med advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experience-surgery-for-torn-meniscus-not-seeking-med-advice/543223)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experience-surgery-for-torn-meniscus-not-seeking-med-advice/543223 "2010-06-19T05:43:36Z")
Soooo…about 6 months ago I injured my knee while running. One misdiagnosis and several sessions of physical therapy later but with no marked improvement, I’ve had an MRI and discovered that–oh goody–I have a torn medial … --- ## [Trip to Maine, advice/suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-maine-advice-suggestions/543355)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-maine-advice-suggestions/543355 "2010-06-19T00:57:42Z")
My wife and I will be traveling to the Northeast next month to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We’ll be flying into and out of Portland, ME, arriving late at night on Tuesday the 6th and leaving the evening of Friday th… --- ## [Now that I've reported him to HR, what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ive-reported-him-to-hr-what-happens/536291)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ive-reported-him-to-hr-what-happens/536291 "2010-06-18T22:50:09Z")
I had to make the very difficult decision to report my boss to HR today. After making many sexually-charged comments to me and others, berating me and other employees in his office and in public, I decided it was time to… --- ## [Which travel site do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-travel-site-do-you-use/543663)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-travel-site-do-you-use/543663 "2010-06-18T22:29:44Z")
We do a big fly-away vacation about every two years or so, so I’m not a big travel site user. I look at both Travelosity and Expedia and almost always-- probably always-- use Expedia. I don’t see any major price differen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1931) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1933)