# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1943 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1944 --- ## [Poll: Have you ever masturbated at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-ever-masturbated-at-work/540371)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-ever-masturbated-at-work/540371 "2010-05-30T03:56:12Z")
So, I was reading a short story a few days ago, and the male main character gets so worked up at work that he goes into the men’s room and rubs one out. The thing that struck me as strange about this was the tone - not o… --- ## [Have you tried P90X? Share your experiences.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357 "2010-05-30T00:42:38Z")
I keep seeing the P90X commercials and I am intrigued. But even though I am drastically in better shape than I was 5 years ago, it still seems unlikely to me that I could do most of it. Have you tried it? What was you… --- ## [Tell me about eco-fair banks you know (in Europe first) please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eco-fair-banks-you-know-in-europe-first-please/541233)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eco-fair-banks-you-know-in-europe-first-please/541233 "2010-05-29T22:03:06Z")
Okay, when I was at the OEKT\* and stumbled over the Triodos Bank, which I’d never heard of before, since they are from the Netherlands and just recently opened a branch in Germany, I realized that while I know the main e… --- ## [What changes really need to happen in the way US primary & secondary students are taught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changes-really-need-to-happen-in-the-way-us-primary-secondary-students-are-taught/540723)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changes-really-need-to-happen-in-the-way-us-primary-secondary-students-are-taught/540723 "2010-05-29T18:53:23Z")
I get the impression in reading and listening to lot of parents, educators, and employers dealing with the products of the US public high school system, that US public school education in 2010 is kind of an inefficient … --- ## [Good Model Kits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-model-kits/540828)
**Author:** [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-model-kits/540828 "2010-05-29T18:35:29Z")
My boyfriend has mentioned that he would like to get involved with model-making. Since his birthday’s coming up in July, I thought a nice model would be the perfect gift. But what do I know about models? Nothing. So I … --- ## [How many rich and successful people here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-rich-and-successful-people-here/540285)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-rich-and-successful-people-here/540285 "2010-05-29T17:25:01Z")
I am not sure how to put it, but I was wondering how many dopers are rich and highly successful people in their real lives. I know, I know that success is not always measured in terms of wealth and position of a person,… --- ## [How Lucky/Unlucky do you think you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lucky-unlucky-do-you-think-you-are/540977)
**Author:** [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lucky-unlucky-do-you-think-you-are/540977 "2010-05-29T16:28:30Z")
I feel that I tend to be pretty unlucky. If something can go wrong, then it goes wrong. I have even had friends comment on my seeming unluckiness. Conversly, my sister says that she feels like she tends to be pretty l… --- ## [Do those personal cooling clothes really work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-those-personal-cooling-clothes-really-work/541148)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-those-personal-cooling-clothes-really-work/541148 "2010-05-29T07:04:06Z")
There are a variety of personal cooling devices on the market, and most involve using clothes that have gelatinous beads in them that absorb cold water and hold it for several hours. There are wrist bands, head bands, n… --- ## [Would you rather massive wind farms off the coasts or oil drilling platforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-massive-wind-farms-off-the-coasts-or-oil-drilling-platforms/540989)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-massive-wind-farms-off-the-coasts-or-oil-drilling-platforms/540989 "2010-05-29T07:00:58Z")
With the recent approvalof an enormous windfarm off Cape Cod and with the formation of large wind power companiesto meet demand it would appear these “alternative” energy plans could have a big impact on global power pro… --- ## [Caffeine Free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-free/541108)
**Author:** [@Sorrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sorrel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-free/541108 "2010-05-29T05:17:28Z")
I’ve been told to lay off caffeine, apart from one very strong cup of coffee a day I don’t think I do caffeine. However I read that some companies put caffeine into products to make them addictive. Is that true? If so wh… --- ## [Who else reads the snarkpit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-reads-the-snarkpit/540601)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-reads-the-snarkpit/540601 "2010-05-29T03:57:55Z")
I just mentioned the snarkpit in another post, then realised that perhaps I ought to delete it as it probably wasn’t appropriate in the thread… then I thought that may look like a conspiracy. So to get it out in the ope… --- ## [How do I get rid of this Norton AntiVirus message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-norton-antivirus-message/540302)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-norton-antivirus-message/540302 "2010-05-29T03:16:42Z")
Every time on start up, I get the following message twice (I delete one, then there’s another one, same message. This has been going on for months. Scans have not found any viruses. Norton AntiVirus X High Risk Your c… --- ## [Waterskiing advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterskiing-advice/540856)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterskiing-advice/540856 "2010-05-29T01:44:01Z")
Last year, at our department outing, I got my first shot at waterskiing. Let me tell you, I have literally never been more frustrated with anything in my entire life. My co-worker’s husband was driving the boat, and it… --- ## [Tell me about epilators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-epilators/540680)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-epilators/540680 "2010-05-29T00:42:29Z")
As many women do, I like to remove the hair on my legs. Right now I shave, which leaves my legs reasonably smooth, but doesn’t last more than a day. I’ve tried waxing, and even though the hair was gone, somehow the ski… --- ## [Another Gym question - when's best to repeat your sets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gym-question-whens-best-to-repeat-your-sets/540491)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gym-question-whens-best-to-repeat-your-sets/540491 "2010-05-29T00:27:29Z")
What I tend to do, if the situation allows it is, do my reps\* on a machine or of an excercise, then move onto the next machine or excercise and do a ‘circle’ so that the next set of the first thing I did comes afer I’ve… --- ## [Off! Clip-on Mosquito Repellant - does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-clip-on-mosquito-repellant-does-it-work/541091)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-clip-on-mosquito-repellant-does-it-work/541091 "2010-05-28T22:31:49Z")
This is a little fan thing you clip on to your belt, or even set up beside you, you put in cartridges of some anti-mosquito stuff that the fan blows around, and it’s supposed to keep the pests off you, without your havin… --- ## [Dating sites - better to respond or ignore when you're not interested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-better-to-respond-or-ignore-when-youre-not-interested/540531)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-better-to-respond-or-ignore-when-youre-not-interested/540531 "2010-05-28T22:16:22Z")
I’ve been trying out OKCupid, and when I send someone a message and get no reply I think, “OK, they’re not interested.” And I’m fine with that - probably better than being told I’m homely or something. So I got a messag… --- ## [Should I, as a graphic designer, know Flash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-as-a-graphic-designer-know-flash/537841)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-as-a-graphic-designer-know-flash/537841 "2010-05-28T20:34:23Z")
I’m attempting to learn flash this semester. It’s incredibly difficult and I don’t think I’m going to learn it enough to be able to use it on my own. I’m a graphic designer. I also do web design, when I must (I know HTM… --- ## [Is this being overly manipulative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-being-overly-manipulative/540948)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-being-overly-manipulative/540948 "2010-05-28T20:31:38Z")
Last Saturday afternoon, my mother mentioned a family thing on Sunday morning that I had not known about. I already had other plans, so I politely bowed out. Saturday night and Sunday morning, she left me two voicemails … --- ## [How diligent are you about answering your cell & returning messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-diligent-are-you-about-answering-your-cell-returning-messages/540956)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-diligent-are-you-about-answering-your-cell-returning-messages/540956 "2010-05-28T20:27:19Z")
For purposes of this thread, checking a text message as soon as you get the notification counts as answering the phone; checking text messages later is the same as letting a call go to voice mail. Do you answer your pho… --- ## [What's the tackiest item decorating your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tackiest-item-decorating-your-house/540219)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tackiest-item-decorating-your-house/540219 "2010-05-28T20:22:17Z")
Sometimes things are wonderful not just in spite of but because of their tackiness. In my house, it’s gotta be my Schlitz lamp. It looks just like this one except I never had the globe part. So my golden lady is triumph… --- ## [Sheep as lawn mowers. What's the down side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheep-as-lawn-mowers-whats-the-down-side/540770)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheep-as-lawn-mowers-whats-the-down-side/540770 "2010-05-28T20:00:53Z")
Here’s an article on sheep being used as “lawnmowers”. Any downsides they might have missed? I’m thinking of using them on my 3 acres in Hawaii. Imagine owning a lawnmower that makes its own blades, moves itself around … --- ## [Tell me your tale of moving from a sqealing teen to a mature woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-tale-of-moving-from-a-sqealing-teen-to-a-mature-woman/540348)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-tale-of-moving-from-a-sqealing-teen-to-a-mature-woman/540348 "2010-05-28T18:32:47Z")
I have HS students whom I’m convinced are relatively intelligent (and I know I’m biased being a confirmed “dude”), but I almost wince at their complaints about cold and their squealing and literal jumping with clasped ha… --- ## [Does this Ecological Footprint make my butt look big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-ecological-footprint-make-my-butt-look-big/541008)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-ecological-footprint-make-my-butt-look-big/541008 "2010-05-28T17:06:29Z")
As shown in Scientific American. I’d like to see the same thing done to the states. I’m pretty sure that parts of the US are more bloated than others. Pity that clicking enlarge doesn’t enlarge it worth beans. I can’… --- ## [Lets see some photos of women who aren't thin, but are beautiful anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875 "2010-05-28T16:43:33Z")
There have been a few threads lately in which people post photos of beautiful women, and there seems to be a unifying theme: all the women are skinny. Even in the “unconventionally attractive women” thread a while back t… --- ## [Sending a book to (former) friend. Creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-book-to-former-friend-creepy/540830)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-book-to-former-friend-creepy/540830 "2010-05-28T15:27:26Z")
Yes, yes, I know the rule: If you have to ask, then yes, it is definitely creepy. But I thought I’d ask anyway for perspective. Back story shaved down to save time: Old friend (known each other for over 20 years), we’… --- ## [Would you like a sexy secretary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-a-sexy-secretary/540713)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-a-sexy-secretary/540713 "2010-05-28T15:00:49Z")
Job ad in our local Craigslist - Her typos make it even funnier. :smiley: --- ## [Sleeping arrangements for couples living together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-arrangements-for-couples-living-together/540392)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-arrangements-for-couples-living-together/540392 "2010-05-28T14:04:40Z")
I am pretty sure that the majority (vastly) sleep together, but I’m wondering how common our situation is… My husband and I each have our own bedroom. We only sleep together on nights when we’re having sex (and even the… --- ## [What is this earlobe butter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-earlobe-butter/541033)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-earlobe-butter/541033 "2010-05-28T11:52:35Z")
I get these little bumps behind my earlobe. I when I squeeze them, an oily, smelly, white substance comes out. I call it “earlobe butter.” What is it? --- ## [Google: Preference for white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-preference-for-white/540682)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-preference-for-white/540682 "2010-05-28T11:49:45Z")
I’m not sure this is going to have a factual answer, so I’m posting it here. I’m helping a buddy of mine out with putting together his fledgling company’s website. I’m not a web designer by any means; my HTML skills ar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1942) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1944)