# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1938 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1939 --- ## [What does a cigar taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-cigar-taste-like/542381)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-cigar-taste-like/542381 "2010-06-08T21:30:38Z")
I’ve had cigarettes (chemical tasting things that burned my lungs) and pot (smoother taste - still a bit uncomfortable in terms of the inhale, but it felt more natural and greener - I think if green had a flavor, it woul… --- ## [a tenant landlord question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tenant-landlord-question/541588)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tenant-landlord-question/541588 "2010-06-08T20:19:48Z")
My tenant, who rent’s Mama’s house has roaches, and wants me to pay for an exterminator. I’m still new at this. What is your experience, does the tenant or landlord pay for a roach exterminator? --- ## [Bike Rack for Jetta w/spoiler on trunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-rack-for-jetta-w-spoiler-on-trunk/542424)
**Author:** [@robz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-rack-for-jetta-w-spoiler-on-trunk/542424 "2010-06-08T19:40:31Z")
Bike Rack for Jetta w/spoiler on trunk? Can anyone recommend a trunk bike rack for a 2001 Jetta that has a spoiler on the back? Thanks for your help! --- ## [Should I change my name before I get my passport renewed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-name-before-i-get-my-passport-renewed/541586)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-name-before-i-get-my-passport-renewed/541586 "2010-06-08T17:37:57Z")
This is gonna be a short OP because I only have a moment; I’ll expand later. I’m going to be getting a new passport (my old one is several years expired). I’ve been thinking of changing my name for quite a while and bee… --- ## [Job app-How do I list my home healthcare for family member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-app-how-do-i-list-my-home-healthcare-for-family-member/542426)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-app-how-do-i-list-my-home-healthcare-for-family-member/542426 "2010-06-08T16:54:27Z")
I am applying for a job after 7 months of being a caregiver for a family member. How do I put that on a job application? Do I leave the time unnoted, and let the interviewer ask me? Do I put down “self-employed; home he… --- ## [Opinions about road safety adverts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-road-safety-adverts/542308)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-road-safety-adverts/542308 "2010-06-08T15:36:32Z")
The French road safety authority just released an add about drunk driving. Since it’s targeting youths, targeting youth, they decided to broadcast over the internet instead of TV (maybe also because the general public mi… --- ## [Digging your own grave at gun point.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-your-own-grave-at-gun-point/541840)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-your-own-grave-at-gun-point/541840 "2010-06-08T06:40:03Z")
I was reading about some gangsters today and how one was apparently forced to dig his own grave before he was killed. If you knew you were going to be killed either way would you bother digging your own grave in that sit… --- ## [Recommending funeral services for the recently dead. Tacky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommending-funeral-services-for-the-recently-dead-tacky/541718)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommending-funeral-services-for-the-recently-dead-tacky/541718 "2010-06-08T05:16:26Z")
My boss, who I also consider a friend, had his daughter die in a car accident over the Memorial Day weekend here in San Diego. As it turns out, I have a friend who does funeral services and handles burial plots at the Mi… --- ## ["I hope there is a heaven, 'cause in my version, I'd get..." (Not a serious thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-there-is-a-heaven-cause-in-my-version-id-get-not-a-serious-thread/542029)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-there-is-a-heaven-cause-in-my-version-id-get-not-a-serious-thread/542029 "2010-06-08T04:39:23Z")
…to read the complete stories of all those webcomics I liked, but that never got finished for one reason or another. …to read every single locked room mystery ever written, or that ever COULD have been written. Wow, ju… --- ## [Is Obama handsome or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-handsome-or-not/542193)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-handsome-or-not/542193 "2010-06-08T04:15:49Z")
That’s the question… Is Obama handsome or not? I am a male heterosexual so I can’t judge. He’s not an ugly guy, I guess… Do you think he has a big penis? Yea or nay, offer proof. --- ## [Your first word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-word/541686)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-word/541686 "2010-06-08T03:11:22Z")
Do you know what your first word was, when you were a baby? Was it “mama” or “papa” or something more original? According to my mother and my aunt, my first word was “pretty.” Both of my parents were artists, and so am … --- ## [How did you overcome a psychological problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-overcome-a-psychological-problem/540839)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-overcome-a-psychological-problem/540839 "2010-06-07T23:55:59Z")
I’ve been wondering about how people solve their psychological problems. There’s lots of advice on the internet about how to deal with these problems, but most of it seems very naive. Like it was written by people who ne… --- ## [Should I take my cat for regular vet visits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-cat-for-regular-vet-visits/542317)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-cat-for-regular-vet-visits/542317 "2010-06-07T22:38:22Z")
Sometimes I think I fail as a cat owner. I’ve never owned a cat before and am a little paranoid I’m doing it wrong from time to time. My small buddy Max is about four and seems to be in fine health. He enjoys killing … --- ## [Graphic Design: getting the hang of layout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-design-getting-the-hang-of-layout/542316)
**Author:** [@goBuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goBuffalo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-design-getting-the-hang-of-layout/542316 "2010-06-07T21:42:39Z")
Hey guys, I am a graphic designer and while I know I have the eye for it and can execute projects, I know I struggle with coming up with an idea, in terms of style and layout without first taking alot of time up by look… --- ## [Something nice ffor cat sitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-nice-ffor-cat-sitter/542219)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-nice-ffor-cat-sitter/542219 "2010-06-07T21:30:37Z")
Just got back from vacation this afternoon to find a long note from our cat sitter, that the cat had completely drenched his litter box in 3 days, so she was worried about him and decided to check on him daily instead of… --- ## [Keeping birds off the mailbox post!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-birds-off-the-mailbox-post/542342)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-birds-off-the-mailbox-post/542342 "2010-06-07T21:30:27Z")
I hope I’m in the right place for this. What I said. Birds land on the mailbox post and make a filthy mess. I’m looking into ways to thwart them. Anything work for you, without looking too ridiculous? --- ## [Prefer Friday or Monday off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-friday-or-monday-off/541580)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-friday-or-monday-off/541580 "2010-06-07T18:39:30Z")
I was talking to Coworker about this summers Holliday schedule. I was complaining that this is a year we are stuck with stupid Mondays instead of Fridays for the summer days off. She thought I was insane, and that a Fri… --- ## [Why is New York NOT a part of New England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-new-york-not-a-part-of-new-england/541943)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-new-york-not-a-part-of-new-england/541943 "2010-06-07T18:11:01Z")
Born and bred in New England I’ve got cider mills, clear clam chowder and MacIntoch Apples running through my veins and Chedder cheese on my Apple Pie - I have my guesses as to why New York is not a part of New England b… --- ## [iPad now or Droid later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-now-or-droid-later/541886)
**Author:** [@Sehmket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sehmket)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-now-or-droid-later/541886 "2010-06-07T17:14:39Z")
Well, my husband and I have been keeping an eye on the savings account, and we’ve managed to accrue a little extra. So, we’ve decided to reward ourselves with a new toy. My husband wants an iPad. I’m not sold. He makes … --- ## [Would a vegetarian / vegan for ethical reasons consider scavenging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-vegetarian-vegan-for-ethical-reasons-consider-scavenging/541963)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-vegetarian-vegan-for-ethical-reasons-consider-scavenging/541963 "2010-06-07T16:57:09Z")
Throughout history there have been religious reasons not to eat any kind of meat, for example Manichaeism held that eating ANYTHING was an act of darkness but especially meat which involved killing. That’s not what I’… --- ## [A poll about your most liked and most disliked colors, by gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-about-your-most-liked-and-most-disliked-colors-by-gender/541202)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-about-your-most-liked-and-most-disliked-colors-by-gender/541202 "2010-06-07T16:31:00Z")
I’ve wanted to know about people’s most liked and disliked colors. I often see polls about the most liked color but seldom the most disliked one and it’s almost never broken down by gender. --- ## [Dinner etiquette. Tucking a napkin into your shirt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-etiquette-tucking-a-napkin-into-your-shirt/260102)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-etiquette-tucking-a-napkin-into-your-shirt/260102 "2010-06-07T15:16:23Z")
My SO’s “eccentric” thing to do when we’re eating is sticking the napkin in his shirt. Whether we’re at a fast food joint, an indian restaurant, or a fancy pants place, this is his way of keeping his shirt clean. He’s n… --- ## [Atheists: What single argument / piece of evidence / observation do you find most compelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-single-argument-piece-of-evidence-observation-do-you-find-most-compelling/538676)
**Author:** [@Saganist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saganist)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-single-argument-piece-of-evidence-observation-do-you-find-most-compelling/538676 "2010-06-07T15:15:21Z")
The title pretty much captures the essence here. I should explicitly point out that I’m not asking for proof of any sort nor your ideas on what logical debate tactics are most effective. I’m simply curious as to what i… --- ## [How would you pronounce this date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-pronounce-this-date/541822)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-pronounce-this-date/541822 "2010-06-07T14:53:13Z")
How would you pronounce… “3 June 2010” I keep seeing dates styled this way in Wikipedia and I just don’t know what to do. --- ## [Experiences with Ritalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-ritalin/542088)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-ritalin/542088 "2010-06-07T13:50:50Z")
So, I just started taking Ritalin, 20 mg, 1-2x/day a few days ago. I love, love, love how it makes me feel . . . honestly, yes I can pay more attention, but more than that I just have more energy . . . tasks which used t… --- ## [Escaping the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escaping-the-united-states/541993)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escaping-the-united-states/541993 "2010-06-07T12:50:51Z")
What steps are involved in moving to Canada and becoming a Canadian citizen? Is there a waiting period? Is there a test of Canadian (British?) history? Can I have dual-citizenship? If I could, what would the advantages… --- ## [Am I harming the dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-harming-the-dog/541835)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-harming-the-dog/541835 "2010-06-07T11:55:44Z")
We have a small beagle mix who has what I think is short man’s syndrome. Exhibit A. He is basically a city dog from a shelter and now lives up in the mountains on a plot of land that any dog would drool over. Several a… --- ## [It's That Time of Year Again - FLEAS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-again-fleas/542079)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-again-fleas/542079 "2010-06-07T10:39:46Z")
Okay, I’ve tried Frontline and Promeris. I do my best to follow the instructions and apply in one spot between the shoulder blades (although I can’t keep it from dripping somewhat). I don’t have carpet and sweep regularl… --- ## [Is there any way a non-techie can save a phone that got wet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-a-non-techie-can-save-a-phone-that-got-wet/541937)
**Author:** [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-a-non-techie-can-save-a-phone-that-got-wet/541937 "2010-06-07T07:24:03Z")
Or is it truly dead? It isn’t my phone, but my SO’s. This is the 4th phone he’s ruined due to moisture and I can’t understand why he doesn’t buy insurance. He’s only had it a few days over three months. :mad: It is a Sa… --- ## [Protecting my partner from visitors while he's sick- how to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-my-partner-from-visitors-while-hes-sick-how-to/542156)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protecting-my-partner-from-visitors-while-hes-sick-how-to/542156 "2010-06-07T03:50:13Z")
My partner is in hospital with pneumonia, and I have rung the friends and relations who might want to know what’s going on with him, including his boss. His boss has been really great about giving him time off work, no p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1937) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1939)