# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1941 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1942 --- ## [new job - take or pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-take-or-pass/541760)
**Author:** [@curious\_mind\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_mind_1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-take-or-pass/541760 "2010-06-03T20:54:52Z")
hi, i live in toronto, ontario, canada so i’m presented with a new job offer that has a salary increase. the job offer is offering a salary of $85,000 with 3 weeks vacation and usual benefits my current job pays me $… --- ## [Going on a cruise, need suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-a-cruise-need-suggestions/541670)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-a-cruise-need-suggestions/541670 "2010-06-03T19:58:59Z")
Leaving Ft. lauderdale, FL stopping at Cozumel, Costa Rica and Panama. I’ve never done a cruise before and I haven’t been outside the country since I was 16 so I’m at a bit of a loss as to how to prepare. I need tips f… --- ## [When a younger person dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-younger-person-dies/541444)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-younger-person-dies/541444 "2010-06-03T19:34:27Z")
I’m 64, and it seems that every day I hear of a younger person dying. Recently there were three celebrity deaths: Art Linkletter, Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper. Linkletter’s death didn’t bother me too much, because he h… --- ## [Laundering $1,000,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundering-1-000-000/541817)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundering-1-000-000/541817 "2010-06-03T19:22:21Z")
Continuing the hypothetical from this thread by Skald the Rhymer but with higher stakes. You find a gym bag in an alley one night and looking inside you find that it’s stuffed with crisp hundred dollar bills, all neatly… --- ## [What's the deal with black candles? Why can't I find them anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-black-candles-why-cant-i-find-them-anywhere/541435)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-black-candles-why-cant-i-find-them-anywhere/541435 "2010-06-03T19:07:56Z")
I need black candles for a project of mine. I’ve been to a dozen chain stores, literally. I didn’t find ANY black candles. Some of the clerks said they often have people looking for them, especially around Halloween. I… --- ## [Would this piss you off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-piss-you-off/541772)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-piss-you-off/541772 "2010-06-03T18:04:31Z")
Yet another minor drama in the life of this middle-aged white suburban man. I play in a casual Wed p.m. golf league. My group has included Bill the past 3 years, and Ken the last 2. Our 4th is new this year. While I … --- ## [God: Hard Worker or Slacker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-hard-worker-or-slacker/541174)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-hard-worker-or-slacker/541174 "2010-06-03T16:59:37Z")
I really gotta preface this by saying I’m an atheist. But if there were a God… I was thinking the other night about the nitty gritty of being God, or a god. If God is omnipotent and omniscient, how hard is that? Did … --- ## [Help a first-time cell phone buyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-first-time-cell-phone-buyer/541117)
**Author:** [@ClydeFontaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClydeFontaine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-first-time-cell-phone-buyer/541117 "2010-06-03T16:53:15Z")
I have never had a cell phone before and due to an upcoming relocation and new job am planning to replace my landline with a cell phone. I have done some preliminary research and find I can get the actual phone for free… --- ## [Best route -- Madison, WI to Tulsa, OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-madison-wi-to-tulsa-ok/541353)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-madison-wi-to-tulsa-ok/541353 "2010-06-03T16:36:43Z")
This Friday I’m driving from Madison to Tulsa. Google tells me it’s about 13 hours. So I’m gonna leave real early and take a 2-4 hour beak somwhere along the way, 'cause I’m getting too old for these marathon drives. G… --- ## [When is a kid not a "baby" anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-kid-not-a-baby-anymore/541637)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-kid-not-a-baby-anymore/541637 "2010-06-03T16:36:05Z")
Just curious. I was reading this thread about the cigarette-smoking 2-year-old, and several posters described him as a “baby” or an “infant.” 2-year-olds can walk and talk, at which point I would tend to stop calling t… --- ## [Dopers who've been thru fertility treatment - cheap drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-been-thru-fertility-treatment-cheap-drugs/541704)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-been-thru-fertility-treatment-cheap-drugs/541704 "2010-06-03T16:32:50Z")
Hey all, As I’ve mentioned before, Husband and I are attempting to create New Life together. So far, lesser and cheaper methods have failed, and we’re going to have to go thru IVF. We’ve got a good doctor, and have sa… --- ## [How do I ask my boss to tell my coworkers to pipe down while he is gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ask-my-boss-to-tell-my-coworkers-to-pipe-down-while-he-is-gone/541681)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ask-my-boss-to-tell-my-coworkers-to-pipe-down-while-he-is-gone/541681 "2010-06-03T10:10:16Z")
My coworkers pretty much do NO work all day long when my boss is gone. Fine, whatever, I am not in charge of them and as long as they do the things that enable me to do MY work I don’t care - they’ll have to deal with it… --- ## [Has owning a gun made a difference in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-owning-a-gun-made-a-difference-in-your-life/541434)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-owning-a-gun-made-a-difference-in-your-life/541434 "2010-06-03T05:52:06Z")
In my 49 years, I’ve never been in a position where I needed a gun. Except for target practice, mine may stay in it’s lock box for the rest of my life. But I’m glad I had a chance to learn to use one, I think I learned s… --- ## [CPAP Alternatives -- share your stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-alternatives-share-your-stories/541141)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-alternatives-share-your-stories/541141 "2010-06-03T02:27:46Z")
I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea four to five years ago. I was given a CPAP which I used for approximately two weeks before giving up on it altogether. I know enough others like myself to realize lots of people … --- ## [Gentelmen: what did you get your sister for her wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentelmen-what-did-you-get-your-sister-for-her-wedding/541520)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentelmen-what-did-you-get-your-sister-for-her-wedding/541520 "2010-06-03T01:24:18Z")
Also accepting suggestions for what I should get my sister for her wedding. I’ve been told that I probably shouldn’t just get something from the registry. But I am at a complete loss. The wedding’s in three weeks, and I… --- ## [How fast is your home Internet connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-is-your-home-internet-connection/541031)
**Author:** [@sharding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sharding)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-is-your-home-internet-connection/541031 "2010-06-02T20:35:44Z")
I’m curious what the breakdown of Internet connection speeds here is. I assume this has been done before, but I couldn’t find it, and I’m sure it changes over time anyway. I’m sure posters here aren’t representative of t… --- ## [Suggestions for things to see and do in the Carolinas and Georgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-things-to-see-and-do-in-the-carolinas-and-georgia/538411)
**Author:** [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-things-to-see-and-do-in-the-carolinas-and-georgia/538411 "2010-06-02T20:32:02Z")
(Or, Dopers! Do my homework for me!) I’m going on a two week vacation to the Carolinas and Georgia, and I’ve never been there before. I’ve already figured out that two weeks isn’t nearly long enough to see everything,… --- ## [Time travel to be commercialized. How should it be regulated, if at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-to-be-commercialized-how-should-it-be-regulated-if-at-all/541492)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-to-be-commercialized-how-should-it-be-regulated-if-at-all/541492 "2010-06-02T20:30:58Z")
Yes, it’s another silly Skald hypothetical! Okay, here’s the sitch. The US government announces that it will be licensing some long-classified technology that allows time travel, which the US and its closest allies (Can… --- ## [Is removing a door from its hinges cruel and unusual punnishement for a teenager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-removing-a-door-from-its-hinges-cruel-and-unusual-punnishement-for-a-teenager/539089)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-removing-a-door-from-its-hinges-cruel-and-unusual-punnishement-for-a-teenager/539089 "2010-06-02T19:35:17Z")
A friend recently confided in me that he was having a lot of difficulty with his teenage son. The long and short of it is that his son insists on smoking the pot weed in the house, trying every manner of cover-up known t… --- ## [Marriage and the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-the-sdmb/540953)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-the-sdmb/540953 "2010-06-02T18:55:02Z")
This poll is to find out whether or not your spouse posts on the SDMB. For the purpose of this poll, you may include someone you consider a spouse but your government currently doesn’t. --- ## [12 killed by Cumbria gunman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-killed-by-cumbria-gunman/541673)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-killed-by-cumbria-gunman/541673 "2010-06-02T18:01:08Z")
Or, Why we won’t be copying the USA’s fascination with firearms in the UK. He was “a very nice man” by all accounts. outb4 “if everyone had guns, someone could have shot him”. ps. There is already a thread open about … --- ## [So who's going to be the next President of Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-be-the-next-president-of-germany/541430)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-be-the-next-president-of-germany/541430 "2010-06-02T17:56:06Z")
Now that Horst Koehler has unexpectedly resigned the \*Bundesversammlung \*(which consists of the \*Bundestag \*members and an equal number of Land delegates) has 30 days to elect a new one. My understanding is that even … --- ## [Paper towel usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-towel-usage/541372)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-towel-usage/541372 "2010-06-02T17:45:35Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials these days that extol the strength of this or that paper towel. Scrubbing pots? Cleaning carpets? Doing an entire kitchen? Seriously? My primary use for a paper towel is as a cl… --- ## [Moisturizer and the prevention of wrinkles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-and-the-prevention-of-wrinkles/541303)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-and-the-prevention-of-wrinkles/541303 "2010-06-02T16:56:20Z")
So, I’m nearly 32, which is really weird. I am regularly told that I look younger than I am, but I’m not sure if that’s legit, or because people expect someone in my occupation (grad student) to be younger. Anyway, in … --- ## [Help my design my TV viewing format.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-design-my-tv-viewing-format/541419)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-design-my-tv-viewing-format/541419 "2010-06-02T12:58:54Z")
I currently have Dish Network HD, hooked to a HD LCD TV, this also provides standard def to another TV, HD DVR (records in both HD and SD) included. I also have two other TVs also on Dish but on a separate DVR box. I h… --- ## [Ever gone WWOOFing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-gone-wwoofing/541480)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-gone-wwoofing/541480 "2010-06-02T05:33:21Z")
So I have about a week and a half to two weeks of vacation this summer before I leave Japan for good (after being here 3 years) and I want to go to Hokkaido (the cold northern part of Japan). Problem is, I don’t have a l… --- ## [When do you deploy the "my boy/girlfriend"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-deploy-the-my-boy-girlfriend/541355)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-deploy-the-my-boy-girlfriend/541355 "2010-06-02T03:31:28Z")
I’m interested in how people use the mention of “my boy/girlfriend” in conversation as a strategy when they want to politely communicate a lack of sexual interest. If you’re married, replace boy/girlfriend with husband/… --- ## [Sandwiches: how should they be cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-how-should-they-be-cut/541102)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-how-should-they-be-cut/541102 "2010-06-02T02:09:59Z")
For the sake of this question, imagine you wander into the kitchen and make yourself a sandwich. You’ve got your rather dull loaf of store-bought bread. Maybe it’s PB&J on white bread, or you’re getting in touch with you… --- ## [Employees are 100% responsible for detecting underpayment of insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employees-are-100-responsible-for-detecting-underpayment-of-insurance/541327)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employees-are-100-responsible-for-detecting-underpayment-of-insurance/541327 "2010-06-02T00:55:09Z")
This is a serious question about the law as it pertains to Texas state employees. I’m only wondering if there is any basis in law for my idea that an employee, who has not misrepresented his information, should not be he… --- ## [Is overpopulation unnoticeable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-overpopulation-unnoticeable/541275)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-overpopulation-unnoticeable/541275 "2010-06-01T22:19:42Z")
There’s the concept that population growth is deceiving and will be our demise. This is based on the exponential function theory. Assuming a rising growth rate supported by For example… Let’s imagine bacteria divide ev… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1940) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1942)