# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1951 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1952 --- ## [Making it more difficult for thieves to take your property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-it-more-difficult-for-thieves-to-take-your-property/538945)
**Author:** [@PokerAKQJT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PokerAKQJT)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-it-more-difficult-for-thieves-to-take-your-property/538945 "2010-05-14T19:11:22Z")
I hate thieves. Is there anything you do to make it harder for them to steal your property? For example, after I put my license registration sticker on my license plate, I use a razor blade to make vertical and horizont… --- ## [Weird XP issue (can't delete files)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-xp-issue-cant-delete-files/539296)
**Author:** [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-xp-issue-cant-delete-files/539296 "2010-05-14T17:01:34Z")
Just looking for thoughts/ideas on this odd issue I had come up today. One of my users has two files on his desktop that he can’t delete. Both filenames are giberish with a “.” at the end, with no file extension. If you… --- ## [What to do with old love letters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-old-love-letters/397032)
**Author:** [@rivit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-old-love-letters/397032 "2010-05-14T16:37:13Z")
So, I know that I’m not a proliferate poster, but I could use some advice and guidance. The succinct question is: what is the protocol for dealing with love letters from someone, when you are no longer in that relation… --- ## [What makes Amway cultlike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-amway-cultlike/539313)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-amway-cultlike/539313 "2010-05-14T16:34:02Z")
I’ve heard many stories on this board and elsewhere about how Amway is like a cult. But what are some specific examples of cultlike behavior? I understand they put a lot of pressure on their salespeople to recruit more … --- ## [The hardest technological thing to give up for a month would be...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-technological-thing-to-give-up-for-a-month-would-be/539278)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-technological-thing-to-give-up-for-a-month-would-be/539278 "2010-05-14T16:17:42Z")
Which of the items listed would be hardest for you to go without for a month? --- ## [How do you clean a camera lens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-a-camera-lens/539306)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-a-camera-lens/539306 "2010-05-14T16:06:19Z")
I have a few lenses for my DSLR and after 3 years of moderate use, they are starting to look a little grungy. I’ve been using cleaning fluid (can’t remember the brand) and microfiber cloths, but the results are less th… --- ## [Tell me about ATV's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-atvs/538944)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-atvs/538944 "2010-05-14T15:59:31Z")
I think this is the right section for this. I am thinking about buying a quad. But I know nothing about them. I want it for off-roading (and maybe pulling carts and such), needs 4 wheel dive, I don’t care about speed … --- ## [shampoo and conditioner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-and-conditioner/539253)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-and-conditioner/539253 "2010-05-14T14:32:14Z")
Lately my hair has been awfully rough and frizzy. I am using Fructis shampoo and Suave conditioner. I need suggestions for a shampoo and conditioner other than what I’ve bene using, that will make my hair sleeker. Thank … --- ## [Are Gifts Expected at a Bachelorette Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gifts-expected-at-a-bachelorette-party/539220)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gifts-expected-at-a-bachelorette-party/539220 "2010-05-14T13:55:50Z")
I got an invite for the bachelorette party yesterday and it include a teeny slip of paper that reads, “The bachelorette requests no sex toys as gifts. If anything, lingerie, size medium. Thank you!” Is that normal bachel… --- ## [Charity donation in the workplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-donation-in-the-workplace/539285)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Gnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gnomer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-donation-in-the-workplace/539285 "2010-05-14T12:45:15Z")
Here it is fairly normal in the workplace to have ‘Casual Fridays’ where staff are allowed to wear casual clothes and are asked to make a contribution (gold coin) to a charity for the privilege. Not sure how common this… --- ## [How long do broken toes take to heal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-broken-toes-take-to-heal/539018)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-broken-toes-take-to-heal/539018 "2010-05-14T08:30:02Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO because I’m looking for opinions, not advice. I was watching Dancing w/Stars when they said Evan what’shis-name had broken two toes in rehearsal, but was dancing anyway. About a week after that … --- ## [Olympus Pen camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-pen-camera/539263)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-pen-camera/539263 "2010-05-14T06:24:12Z")
The LCD screen on my Nikon CoolPix developed an internal leak, which is ugly. The camera still works and takes good pictures. Still, it reminds me I should think about a new camera eventually. Does anyone have an Olym… --- ## [What is the strangest coincidence you've ever experienced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strangest-coincidence-youve-ever-experienced/535962)
**Author:** [@DrTofu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrTofu)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strangest-coincidence-youve-ever-experienced/535962 "2010-05-14T06:21:51Z")
What’s the strangest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? For me, it occurred while playing Balderdash with my family. If you’re not familiar, the game involves giving a strange word to the group, who each then try to … --- ## [Colonoscopy Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-baby/538808)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-baby/538808 "2010-05-14T05:31:20Z")
I am so not looking forward to Friday. I have had this before but the thought of two days of shitting through the eye of a needle leaves me cold. Gah. --- ## [Wedding Schedule Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-schedule-question/539103)
**Author:** [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-schedule-question/539103 "2010-05-14T04:17:00Z")
Help settle and argument between me and The Husband. A childhood friend of The Husband is marrying his long-term sweetheart this autumn. We’ll call them Couple A. We are good friends with them and the Husband has been … --- ## [What word describes my situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-describes-my-situation/538096)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-describes-my-situation/538096 "2010-05-14T00:46:34Z")
My relationship status has changed markedly this weekend – but I don’t know the right word to describe it. So I turn to the Teeming Millions. I was duly introduced to a certain lady, we hit it off REAL well, and Saturd… --- ## [What is your preferred writing pen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-writing-pen/538907)
**Author:** [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-writing-pen/538907 "2010-05-14T00:35:28Z")
My job requires a lot of writing by hand, for which I generally use a pen instead of a pencil. I do have some very nice fountain pens that I use on occasion, but for general everyday use, I somehow developed an attachme… --- ## [Does anyone else NOT like fluffy towels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-like-fluffy-towels/539175)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-like-fluffy-towels/539175 "2010-05-13T19:34:13Z")
I know, I’m weird. But I prefer my towels to be more like beach towels, thin, maybe even a little bit rough, and long enough and large enough to wrap myself in completely. Those fluffy towels that my SO loves are just t… --- ## [Aliens begin mining valuables we cannot, refusing to pay or share. What right have we to bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-begin-mining-valuables-we-cannot-refusing-to-pay-or-share-what-right-have-we-to-bitch/539198)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-begin-mining-valuables-we-cannot-refusing-to-pay-or-share-what-right-have-we-to-bitch/539198 "2010-05-13T19:28:51Z")
Imagine, for a moment, that Gene Roddenberry was right and that the galaxy is chock-full of humanoid alien cultures, many of which have faster-than-light travel. Imagine further that there’s a big honking deposit of dili… --- ## [How do you let go in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-let-go-in-a-relationship/538981)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-let-go-in-a-relationship/538981 "2010-05-13T19:24:56Z")
So, I am in the process of my marriage disintigrating. Long story short, she decided that she fell out of love with me a long time ago, and despite several trips to a counselor, she’s not going to fall back in love, and… --- ## [Got any tips for discount travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-tips-for-discount-travel/539199)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-tips-for-discount-travel/539199 "2010-05-13T18:35:16Z")
I’m thinking about going to London for 4-6 days in September with the missus. Our means are limited, so I’m looking for a deal on airfare + accomodations. A colleague pointed me to travelzoo dot com, and I found a packag… --- ## [Dopers in committed relationships, how much time do you spend together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-committed-relationships-how-much-time-do-you-spend-together/538378)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-committed-relationships-how-much-time-do-you-spend-together/538378 "2010-05-13T17:43:01Z")
I mean, together alone. How do you balance your alone time with your time with your partner? How much would you say you really enjoy spending time with your partner? Do you do other things while spending time together, l… --- ## [More Religious than Your parents...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-religious-than-your-parents/539231)
**Author:** [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-religious-than-your-parents/539231 "2010-05-13T16:13:39Z")
I’m much more religious than my atheist/agnostic parents. Rather than derail Skald’s thread, I thought I’d start a parallel (perpendicular?) thread for adult converts \*\*TO \*\*theism to “out” themselves & share their famil… --- ## [Hosting student from India - what should I know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-student-from-india-what-should-i-know/539259)
**Author:** [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-student-from-india-what-should-i-know/539259 "2010-05-13T15:05:46Z")
My daughter’s school is hosting a group of 15-17 year old students from New Delhi, and we’re taking in one of the girls for 5 days. I admit complete, total and whole ignorance of Indian culture. While I think visitors sh… --- ## [Tell me about San Juan, PR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-san-juan-pr/539251)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-san-juan-pr/539251 "2010-05-13T14:41:58Z")
So, I’m thinking about taking a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico at the end of the month. I had a few questions, if the Teeming Millions could help me out: 1.) I speak no Spanish. None. I can, of course, jot down a few phr… --- ## [Do you generally prefer to sit or stand while showering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-generally-prefer-to-sit-or-stand-while-showering/539067)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-generally-prefer-to-sit-or-stand-while-showering/539067 "2010-05-13T11:07:24Z")
An outgrowth of the discussion in this thread leads me to wonder if shower-sitting is really all that rare. To keep the poll options as simple as possible: yes, of course even those who sit will almost all have to stand… --- ## [How young is too young for Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-young-is-too-young-for-facebook/538628)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-young-is-too-young-for-facebook/538628 "2010-05-13T06:59:44Z")
My cousin’s 10 year-old daughter is on Facebook. Here are a few exeprts from her Profile… Relationship Status: In a Relationship Interested In: Men Looking For: Friendship Dating I’ve seen updates from her page for… --- ## [How do I get started being a freelance photographer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-being-a-freelance-photographer/538739)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-being-a-freelance-photographer/538739 "2010-05-13T04:34:17Z")
I’m looking for a new hobby, and I’m interested in getting started in photography. My main question is how do you approach magazines and newspapers for freelance work? Primarily, I’m interested in taking photos of footb… --- ## [Are you going to take the new genetic predisposition home test kit drugstores are carrying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-take-the-new-genetic-predisposition-home-test-kit-drugstores-are-carrying/539152)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-take-the-new-genetic-predisposition-home-test-kit-drugstores-are-carrying/539152 "2010-05-13T03:49:51Z")
Walgreens Drug Stores To Carry Home Genetic Test Kits Interesting. Might be worth giving it a whirl. I’m 51 and it would be useful to know what might be on the horizon. --- ## [Craigslist: Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-tips/538962)
**Author:** [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-tips/538962 "2010-05-13T02:19:43Z")
I’ve never sold anything on Craigslist before (nor anywhere else) – I’m moving and don’t want to lug a TV and mini-fridge. I was planning on a short description, model number, and a picture. Pricing wise, I was thinking… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1952)