# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1949 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1950 --- ## [Hot, beautiful, pretty, cute, gorgeous, handsome: what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-beautiful-pretty-cute-gorgeous-handsome-whats-the-difference/539565)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-beautiful-pretty-cute-gorgeous-handsome-whats-the-difference/539565 "2010-05-19T12:09:49Z")
Think of persons, male or female, whose appearance you find pleasing enough so that you would use one of the above adjectives to describe them. Do you draw distinctions in the meanings of those words? If so, what are tho… --- ## [Arlen Spector Loses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arlen-spector-loses/539977)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arlen-spector-loses/539977 "2010-05-19T11:51:50Z")
:slight\_smile: And I am so happy! Perhaps this is the beginning of REAL “Hope and Change”!!:slight\_smile: --- ## [Please help me find some clothes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-some-clothes/539805)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-some-clothes/539805 "2010-05-19T09:45:09Z")
So years ago, I used to be large. I did most of my shopping at places like Lane Bryant, and was able to find stuff in the styles I liked: for lack of better words unisex/tomboy/tailored/simple. Things like striped shirts… --- ## [Painful confession time: Things you \*ought\* to know but \*don't\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painful-confession-time-things-you-ought-to-know-but-dont/537836)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painful-confession-time-things-you-ought-to-know-but-dont/537836 "2010-05-19T06:21:44Z")
No peeking at Wikipedia 'til you confess! Being in the field I am, and the part of the world I’m in, and the relevance of recent events, I really ought to be able to tell you all about the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, b… --- ## [Software or webapps for a fairly simple mapping task - recommendations wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-or-webapps-for-a-fairly-simple-mapping-task-recommendations-wanted/539949)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-or-webapps-for-a-fairly-simple-mapping-task-recommendations-wanted/539949 "2010-05-19T04:30:42Z")
My wife, as part of her research work, wants to put together a city map showing where particular features and businesses are located. The area under consideration is the lower half of Manhattan, and she is a historian s… --- ## [How hard is it for an American to get into University of Toronto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-an-american-to-get-into-university-of-toronto/539718)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-an-american-to-get-into-university-of-toronto/539718 "2010-05-19T03:43:53Z")
Well I’m just finishing up my Associates Degree, and I think I want to go farther. I can use it to pay the bills but I’d like to see how far I can really go. Toronto seems like a great place. It’s got a nice vibrant city… --- ## [Let's talk about probiotics and other OTC drugs that help with stomach issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-probiotics-and-other-otc-drugs-that-help-with-stomach-issues/539722)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-probiotics-and-other-otc-drugs-that-help-with-stomach-issues/539722 "2010-05-19T03:39:28Z")
I’d like this thread to be a go to guide for people seeking information on probiotics and other OTC medications that help with stomach issues - that treat the sources of the problem, not the result of it. A of couple mo… --- ## [How much gas do you put in your tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-do-you-put-in-your-tank/539857)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-do-you-put-in-your-tank/539857 "2010-05-19T01:35:25Z")
I always…ALWAYS fill my car’s gasoline tank when I go to a gas station. My sister? Oh, whatever cash she has in her purse. $3. $5. $7. $10. She must go to a gas station about every other freakin’ day. Drives me o… --- ## [H: aitch or haitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-aitch-or-haitch/539656)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-aitch-or-haitch/539656 "2010-05-19T01:18:40Z")
How do you pronounced the 8th letter of the alphabet? --- ## [does anyone else hate to drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-to-drive/539323)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-to-drive/539323 "2010-05-18T18:32:18Z")
I’ve lived inside the Beltway for a few months shy of four years, and spent four years in college in Rhode Island before then. In DC, I’ve always relied upon Metro - in Rhode Island, RITPA sufficed for my (admittedly lim… --- ## [Poll: How do you set your car sideview mirrors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-set-your-car-sideview-mirrors/539520)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-set-your-car-sideview-mirrors/539520 "2010-05-18T17:42:41Z")
I have always set my side view mirrors so that they cover the car’s blind spots. My wife always complains when it’s her turn to drive the car, as she can’t stand not being able to see the sides of her own car in the side… --- ## [Problem with crappy item from SunSetter awnings; what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-crappy-item-from-sunsetter-awnings-what-to-do/539894)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-crappy-item-from-sunsetter-awnings-what-to-do/539894 "2010-05-18T17:08:15Z")
My wife wanted to buy an awning from the SunSetter company. We didn’t have enough clearance between the roof overhang and the door to go with the fixed awning, so we got the Oasis freestanding awning. However, this awn… --- ## [The limbless of the krakatoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-limbless-of-the-krakatoon/539566)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-limbless-of-the-krakatoon/539566 "2010-05-18T15:58:03Z")
(I dunno, it was the thought my subconsciousness threw at me when I first came too this morning.) The Wife’s been working out. We have a new bed. The kind the astronauts use! (Insert Conehead laugh here). She mentioned… --- ## [Need server advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-server-advice/539737)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-server-advice/539737 "2010-05-18T07:57:08Z")
Alright here’s the deal in a nutshell. I am a MCSE but only certified on NT 4.0 I don’t work in an IT position anymore but I think in the next 8-12 months there will be IT positions opening with the state I work for. I… --- ## [Why is it so hard to get to sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-to-sleep/539276)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-to-sleep/539276 "2010-05-18T06:26:20Z")
What do I do to get to sleep. And why is it that if I am watching a movie and I am tired, I can barely keep my eyes open and I seems to faze out for a few seconds at a time, but I press on until the end of the movie. A… --- ## [Anyone ever donate blood in the Netherlands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-donate-blood-in-the-netherlands/539655)
**Author:** [@Zahava424](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zahava424)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-donate-blood-in-the-netherlands/539655 "2010-05-18T04:46:37Z")
I recently completed my first blood donation in the Dutch system (and likely my only one, because I’m a study abroad student headed back to the U.S. in less than a month and will not have to opportunity to donate again b… --- ## [Ever met anyone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-anyone-famous/463867)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-anyone-famous/463867 "2010-05-18T04:02:21Z")
I know that this thread pops up every now and then, but I can’t remember a recent one, so… Me? No. Not in the traditional sense. However, Spotted in the wild GW Bush John Kerry Lee Iacocca Mike Wallace Knew before… --- ## [What are your favorite how to/practical books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-how-to-practical-books/539848)
**Author:** [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-how-to-practical-books/539848 "2010-05-18T01:28:31Z")
I’m looking for great practical books. In particular I’m looking for books that have lessons that extend far beyond their official subject matter. Some examples: Keith Johnstone, Impro for Storytellers. Officially this… --- ## [Accepting CC payments on iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-cc-payments-on-iphone/539810)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-cc-payments-on-iphone/539810 "2010-05-17T22:27:52Z")
Has anyone had experience withthis device? It seems too good to be true. Any opinions? --- ## [Have you ever felt like you were going insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-like-you-were-going-insane/539607)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-like-you-were-going-insane/539607 "2010-05-17T19:36:02Z")
I mean literally the sane side of you “knew” you were losing your rationality? I was utterly exhausted and I was driving back from Sequim down Hwy 3 in Washington. It was stormy and I felt like the trees by the side of… --- ## [Have you ever had an IQ test? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-iq-test-why/539444)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-iq-test-why/539444 "2010-05-17T18:31:23Z")
Please don’t post your IQ. I’m wondering how many Dopers have actually had an IQ test, and under what circumstances. The DIY web-based tests DO NOT COUNT, nor do the Armed Services Qualifiers &Etc. I’m wondering about … --- ## [Do you notice when someone's gained weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-when-someones-gained-weight/539579)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-when-someones-gained-weight/539579 "2010-05-17T16:59:57Z")
Would you notice five pounds? Does it depend on the person’s original size? I know that this is really stupid and trivial, but I’ve put on about five pounds since the last time I saw this group of friends. Who cares, … --- ## [So you decided to have your wedding in the Caribbean...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-decided-to-have-your-wedding-in-the-caribbean/539538)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-decided-to-have-your-wedding-in-the-caribbean/539538 "2010-05-17T16:56:25Z")
I got an email from an old friend. She has been planning her wedding for the last eight years. Now she announced that its in St. Maarten next July. Apparently I have to save the date. I like this person and would lov… --- ## [How much vacation time do you take each year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vacation-time-do-you-take-each-year/539413)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vacation-time-do-you-take-each-year/539413 "2010-05-17T16:52:43Z")
Note I did NOT say “get each year” (because some people apparently don’t take the time off that they get from their employers). Me, I usually shoot for 1-2 weeks overall; my job doesn’t offer paid vacation time, but sin… --- ## [Do you sneeze into your elbow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sneeze-into-your-elbow/539509)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sneeze-into-your-elbow/539509 "2010-05-17T15:59:28Z")
I had Baby From Mars at the gym creche the other day, when another child sneezed near us, and the attendant explained the importance of sneezing into your elbow - thus preventing the spread of germs via the air or throug… --- ## [I just returned my iPad. Anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-returned-my-ipad-anyone-else/539148)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-returned-my-ipad-anyone-else/539148 "2010-05-17T15:00:23Z")
I just returned my iPad, which I had for about 2 weeks. At the end of the day, I felt it was a crippled device. I bought it so I could browse the web on the couch (among other things), but so many websites just did not … --- ## [Changing career focus - my new resume is pretty much empty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-career-focus-my-new-resume-is-pretty-much-empty/539672)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-career-focus-my-new-resume-is-pretty-much-empty/539672 "2010-05-17T13:15:02Z")
I’ve been an office worker/accounting clerk for 14 or so years now, and I’m working on moving away from that to more of a gardening focus. While my resume isn’t bad for office work (I have lots of good jobs and skills in… --- ## [The relationship fairy comes to visit you and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-relationship-fairy-comes-to-visit-you-and/539575)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-relationship-fairy-comes-to-visit-you-and/539575 "2010-05-17T07:51:11Z")
… tells you that your current romantic relationship, no matter how spiffy you think it is, is actually a 3 on a 1-10 scale. Indeed, the relationship fairy says, there is a 9 out there for you. Right there, in your city… --- ## [The Ten Commandments, what's your eleventh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-commandments-whats-your-eleventh/539500)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-commandments-whats-your-eleventh/539500 "2010-05-17T05:55:19Z")
Just about all of us know the Ten Commandments, but do you feel God should have added one (or two) more? What kind of behavior do you feel he should have added to His list of “don’t”? Or are there any you feel aren’t ne… --- ## [Left to right or right to left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-to-right-or-right-to-left/539255)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-to-right-or-right-to-left/539255 "2010-05-17T04:58:52Z")
For media(CDs, DVDs, books, records, etc.) or whatever that you arrange alphabetically, do you arrange them on the shelf left to right or right to left? I’ve always gone right to left. It just seems more logical to my … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1948) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1950)