# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1948 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1949 --- ## [Anybody else \*love\* to drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-love-to-drive/539882)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-love-to-drive/539882 "2010-05-21T03:39:15Z")
I guess it depends on your ride-me, I plan to travel the entire Blue Ridge Parkway in my Civic SI later this summer. Yeah, if you only are driving during rush hour, that can get old, but there’s nothing like getting awa… --- ## [Three American Hikers Detained in Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-american-hikers-detained-in-iran/538815)
**Author:** [@OccamsTaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OccamsTaser)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-american-hikers-detained-in-iran/538815 "2010-05-21T02:28:20Z")
So I’m watching the talking heads on the Sunday cable news shows this morning and a segment comes on featuring the mothers of the American hikers who have been detained in Iran for nine months after having crossed the bo… --- ## [2nd Opinion Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-opinion-please/540201)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-opinion-please/540201 "2010-05-21T02:05:08Z")
I am not sure if there is a definitive answer on this, as I suspect it is more stylistic than anything else, but I would like a second opinion on these two sentences please If the tape was not delivered to XXX accordin… --- ## [Kitchen Appliances--brands you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-appliances-brands-you-like/539957)
**Author:** [@Lily\_Milliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lily_Milliner)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-appliances-brands-you-like/539957 "2010-05-21T01:42:18Z")
We are embarking on a major kitchen upgrade, and I have been looking at appliances this week. I would love to hear about GOOD experiences with brands, types, etc.–since most people are motivated to post bad experiences … --- ## [Anyone with rental property tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-rental-property-tips/539945)
**Author:** [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-rental-property-tips/539945 "2010-05-20T22:09:04Z")
I am about to become the owner of a rental property. Before taking this on I talked to a financial planner. My mortgage on my house will be paid off by the time I turn 40 so I’m in good shape there, I have an eight mont… --- ## [Is the average American stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-american-stupid/539375)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-american-stupid/539375 "2010-05-20T20:19:30Z")
I put this in GQ as there may be an actual answer, though if the Mods want to move it to Cafe Society, Great Debates, or even the BBQ Pit so be it. I really like game shows. Especially ones that involve answering trivia… --- ## [So, I'm moving to Atlanta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-atlanta/538748)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-atlanta/538748 "2010-05-20T19:36:17Z")
Some may remember this semi-recent posting where I asked about the NYC housing market. While I ended up interviewing for that position in person, I decided that I didn’t want that job. Around the same time, I also inte… --- ## [What to do with my law degree, if anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-my-law-degree-if-anything/540005)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-my-law-degree-if-anything/540005 "2010-05-20T19:35:16Z")
It looks like I’ll be re-entering the job market in a couple years. I have a decidedly mixed bag of pros and cons as a job applicant. I know some things I definitely DON’T want to do. I have some interests, and I have… --- ## [Relationship without sex--yes or no.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-without-sex-yes-or-no/539770)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-without-sex-yes-or-no/539770 "2010-05-20T19:19:53Z")
Assume the following: The relationship is a long-term romantic relationship, either married or together so long that you might as well be. The relationship had sex to start with. There has not been sex for about a yea… --- ## [My engagement dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-engagement-dilemma/539307)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-engagement-dilemma/539307 "2010-05-20T19:07:04Z")
My soon-to-be fiance (how’s that for confidence?) is a few days from getting the ring of her dreams (not interested in your opinions of diamond dealers, capitalism, etc). I want opinions of some real ‘girly girls’… and … --- ## [Hypothetical Situation: 16 Y/O and Getting Expelled Because of Pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-16-y-o-and-getting-expelled-because-of-pot/539204)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-16-y-o-and-getting-expelled-because-of-pot/539204 "2010-05-20T16:45:59Z")
OK… I am writing a novel where the 16 y/o son of one of the characters (divorced dad, boy lives with mom in town a couple hours away, dad manages large ranch) has started getting in trouble in school and gets caught smok… --- ## [How much input do you want from your hair stylist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-input-do-you-want-from-your-hair-stylist/539883)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-input-do-you-want-from-your-hair-stylist/539883 "2010-05-20T15:24:32Z")
That’s pretty much all I have to ask. Do you like him to make suggestions, tell you what highlights he thinks might work for your skin tone, and the like? Do ask for advice? Do you prefer to walk in, say “Take two inches… --- ## [Are sweatpants considered "sloppy" when worn in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sweatpants-considered-sloppy-when-worn-in-public/539203)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sweatpants-considered-sloppy-when-worn-in-public/539203 "2010-05-20T14:57:43Z")
Oni no Husband and I have a difference of opinion. He is not working right now, and often wears sweatpants and a T-shirt around the house. I don’t have a problem with that; after all, it’s just him while I’m at work du… --- ## [Parents' "right" to college kids' grades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-right-to-college-kids-grades/539767)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-right-to-college-kids-grades/539767 "2010-05-20T13:34:05Z")
Just wondering what access you thought parents ought to have WRT their kids’ grades. Assume the parents are at least making a substantial contribution to the kid’s school costs. In case you didn’t realize, no matter wh… --- ## [Did you ever start eating healty (no sugar)? Why? Did it stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-start-eating-healty-no-sugar-why-did-it-stick/539679)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-start-eating-healty-no-sugar-why-did-it-stick/539679 "2010-05-20T10:07:35Z")
Recently, the book “Potatoes not Prozac” has convinced me that sugar in food acts as a drug. The book argues quite convincingly that many people have a body chemistry that is sensitive to sugar. For such sugar sensitive … --- ## [How to help my fiance with body issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-help-my-fiance-with-body-issues/539870)
**Author:** [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-help-my-fiance-with-body-issues/539870 "2010-05-20T09:35:10Z")
Every since we started dating, my fiance has made vague comments about how he’d like to start exercising and lose some weight. He is a bit overweight, but not drastically – he has about the same body type as, say, Seth R… --- ## [Help me come up with a domain name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-domain-name/539833)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-domain-name/539833 "2010-05-20T05:04:15Z")
I want to buy a domain name and set up a personal website that will have my graphic design portfolio, my writing, random art I make, etc (the portfolio and the personal stuff will be very very separate). I just can’t thi… --- ## [Rewards card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewards-card/539942)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewards-card/539942 "2010-05-20T02:34:44Z")
I have a Mastercard rewards card where I get 2% cash back on everything. It used to be 5%! They decided that was too good a deal for me and cut it back. Anyway, I can go online and redeem my points. I can simply credit … --- ## [Parents: How and when did you teach your kids not to grab other people's stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-and-when-did-you-teach-your-kids-not-to-grab-other-peoples-stuff/539793)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-and-when-did-you-teach-your-kids-not-to-grab-other-peoples-stuff/539793 "2010-05-20T02:32:25Z")
We’re becoming first-time parents in about a month. Also, we had a party Saturday with many adults and a few kids, one of whom is a seven-year-old boy. He and his parents (and a couple of other people) also stayed the ni… --- ## [4 days in Boston in May with the Mrs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-in-boston-in-may-with-the-mrs/536740)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-days-in-boston-in-may-with-the-mrs/536740 "2010-05-19T21:30:40Z")
So, next month is our 1st anniversary, and we’re going to spend it in Boston. Already have the hotel and flight set. Neither of us has really spent time there before. I know a couple of the obvious sites… USS Constit… --- ## [Does anyone know what kind of eyeglasses these are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932 "2010-05-19T20:22:34Z")
Pic --- ## [Safest seat on a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safest-seat-on-a-plane/539234)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safest-seat-on-a-plane/539234 "2010-05-19T19:28:50Z")
Investigation says safest seats are in the back of the plane. Where are you going to sit now? Safest Seat on a Plane: PM Investigates How to Survive a Crash --- ## [LinkedIn--is India in everyone's Top 5 regions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-is-india-in-everyones-top-5-regions/499584)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-is-india-in-everyones-top-5-regions/499584 "2010-05-19T18:03:37Z")
Though I continue to resist my wife’s pressure to join Facebook, I have begun to do some more professional networking, so I have spread my LinkedIn net. As those who are enrolled will know, there are stats that break do… --- ## [Wanted-Ruler of World. Enquire Within.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-ruler-of-world-enquire-within/537980)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-ruler-of-world-enquire-within/537980 "2010-05-19T17:29:53Z")
Inspired by this thread, I am opening nominations for World Ruler. The rules are: Nominee must be an SDMB poster. Guests, members, charter members, moderators and administrators only. You cannot nominate yourself. You… --- ## [Grid / graphic design question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-graphic-design-question/539973)
**Author:** [@goBuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goBuffalo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-graphic-design-question/539973 "2010-05-19T17:05:22Z")
Hey guys, I don’t know why but grid design is still something that I struggle to 100% understand sometimes. One question I have revolves around the columns in a grid. If you had a 16 column grid, would you line up the … --- ## [Return of the Relationship Fairy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-relationship-fairy/539719)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-relationship-fairy/539719 "2010-05-19T16:18:33Z")
Despite an unprecedented effort to destroy her, including joint military efforts from the world’s great nations and a special mission run by Jack Bauer, the Relationship Fairy managed to escape to safety. Now, six months… --- ## [Can a minor look older than 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-minor-look-older-than-18/538923)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-minor-look-older-than-18/538923 "2010-05-19T16:00:08Z")
In the thread Why is ignorance of age not an excuse?, Diogenes the Cynic has made the assertion that no 15 year old can ever be mistaken for a 21 year old: This is even after multiple people have told him that it does … --- ## [I find the most erotic part of the woman is the boobies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-the-most-erotic-part-of-the-woman-is-the-boobies/539272)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-the-most-erotic-part-of-the-woman-is-the-boobies/539272 "2010-05-19T15:19:08Z")
Ah yes, I’m sure this has been done to death, but who can complain about rhapsodizing about the female form? What do you find is the most erotic part of a woman? The boobies, the buttocks, or perhaps something else? --- ## [Tell me about bicycle touring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bicycle-touring/538079)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bicycle-touring/538079 "2010-05-19T15:08:07Z")
Having cut short my original plans for what to do with my deferral year, I’ve found myself with a lot of time on my hands. Sometime around… oh, last week or the week before, an idea came to me: why not hop on a bicycle a… --- ## [How do I make exercising less of a pain in the butt? (slightly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-exercising-less-of-a-pain-in-the-butt-slightly-tmi/539936)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-exercising-less-of-a-pain-in-the-butt-slightly-tmi/539936 "2010-05-19T13:45:01Z")
I mean that literally, unfortunately. I exercise for a while, but one thing prevents me from keeping it up more than a few months at a time: painful pimples on my butt and at my waist. The ones at my waist I can cope wit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1947) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1949)