# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1952 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1953 --- ## [Anyone here ever keep octopuses (octopi?) as pets? Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-keep-octopuses-octopi-as-pets-tell-me-about-it/538930)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-keep-octopuses-octopi-as-pets-tell-me-about-it/538930 "2010-05-13T00:46:30Z")
I am fascinated with intelligent marine animals. I’m already going through the motions to purchase an aquarium and accessories for a mantis shrimp and after watching a documentary about the octopus the other night, I di… --- ## [Bestest Webhost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestest-webhost/539061)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestest-webhost/539061 "2010-05-12T22:33:32Z")
I’ve been asked to setup a website for my kid’s soccer team. They had one hosted on GoDaddy, but the club treasurer ran off with some funds and the username/password so we are back to square one. Back in the day, I hand-… --- ## [Atheists from religious families: Are you "out"? If so, how did it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-from-religious-families-are-you-out-if-so-how-did-it-go/538703)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-from-religious-families-are-you-out-if-so-how-did-it-go/538703 "2010-05-12T21:35:04Z")
Sorry, I know we have a lot of atheism threads lately, but this is really on my mind and I wanted to see what other people’s experiences are. I was raised Catholic in a tight-knit extended family. All of my family membe… --- ## [Another Asking Computer Savvy People for Their Opinions Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-asking-computer-savvy-people-for-their-opinions-thread/539099)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-asking-computer-savvy-people-for-their-opinions-thread/539099 "2010-05-12T21:13:39Z")
Once upon a time, computer stuff was not all that difficult for me to wrap my head around. That seemed to end as soon as anything faster than my current computer was made. I now find all the options and specs mind-numbin… --- ## [Looking for Simple drafting software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-simple-drafting-software/538633)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-simple-drafting-software/538633 "2010-05-12T19:44:24Z")
I’m looking for (preferably free) drafting software. I found several versions of 2D and 3D Cad software from freebytes, but all of that is more complicated than what I need. Here’s my basic bullet list of what I’m look… --- ## [What will you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do/538470)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do/538470 "2010-05-12T18:54:31Z")
This morning a man arrives in your neighborhood in an average looking sedan and legally parks in your neighborhood. He doesn’t get out of his car and just sits there doing nothing. What are you going to do about it? Ke… --- ## [On being white in a minority-run organization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-white-in-a-minority-run-organization/537160)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-white-in-a-minority-run-organization/537160 "2010-05-12T18:14:49Z")
It’s summer break and I just finished my first-year internship. I was saying goodbye today to one of the residents and told her that next year I’ll be moving on to a non-profit organization that serves the local Latino … --- ## [Recommend an external drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-external-drive/539015)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-external-drive/539015 "2010-05-12T17:29:47Z")
My dad is insistent that he needs a drive that is under 3"x5" in the smallest two dimensions so he can put it in a free safety deposit box. We were looking at this list: HP GPUs / Video Graphics Cards - Newegg.com He wa… --- ## [If you're given the company tickets to an event, should you try to invite co-workers if possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-given-the-company-tickets-to-an-event-should-you-try-to-invite-co-workers-if-possible/538726)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-given-the-company-tickets-to-an-event-should-you-try-to-invite-co-workers-if-possible/538726 "2010-05-12T17:16:48Z")
OK, lets say its the end of the day, and your boss drops by your desk and gives you the 4 company tickets to that night’s NBA playoff game. Now, assuming you are planning on going, how would you handle filling the 3 oth… --- ## [Trip to Alaska recommendations/advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-alaska-recommendations-advice/535842)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-alaska-recommendations-advice/535842 "2010-05-12T17:16:14Z")
My wife and I will be having our 25th anniversary this August and thought of celebrating with a trip to Alaska (presuming we don’t decide to give each other a divorce instead!) :wink: Was going to start surfing our opt… --- ## [Getting in the computer repair business. Any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-in-the-computer-repair-business-any-suggestions/538505)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-in-the-computer-repair-business-any-suggestions/538505 "2010-05-12T17:03:13Z")
I have plenty of free time so I am thinking of getting into computer repairs for some extra income. I won’t set up a shop, I will only do house calls. I’ve been repairing computers in the past for a living so I have a go… --- ## [Who might want a complete World Book set free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-might-want-a-complete-world-book-set-free/538916)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-might-want-a-complete-world-book-set-free/538916 "2010-05-12T14:21:35Z")
I have to use the space on my bookshelves for other stuff. I’ve got a lovely set of 1972 World Books. I know what dinosaurs they’ve become, but maybe I’m overlooking something. I just hate to throw them away. I’ve ne… --- ## [Tattoo of the Tetragrammaton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-of-the-tetragrammaton/538975)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-of-the-tetragrammaton/538975 "2010-05-12T07:36:00Z")
A friend of mine is considering getting a tattoo that involves the Hebrew tetragrammaton in a context not inherently offensive. I think that’s an exceptionally bad idea. Her argument is that because she’s not Jewish, and… --- ## [Liquid Mountaineering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-mountaineering/538834)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-mountaineering/538834 "2010-05-12T06:30:26Z")
Not quite sure of the right forum to post this in - hope this is ok. Has anyone heard of this “liquid mountaineering” where people try to run on water? It doesn’t seem as if it could be real but I can’t find any website… --- ## [Marriage and cohabitation in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-cohabitation-in-america/538386)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-cohabitation-in-america/538386 "2010-05-12T04:57:27Z")
I often hear or read Americans associate steady relationships and children with marriage. Even people like Dan Savage or a guy I know who’s a bisexual in a homosexual relationship equate them. How true is that in the US? … --- ## [Where in DC do I want to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-dc-do-i-want-to-live/538729)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-dc-do-i-want-to-live/538729 "2010-05-12T02:56:20Z")
Next August I’ll be moving to Washington DC to attend graduate school at American University. Since I’m not from the area and have no way to visit before I move, I’d appreciate some advice. I will likely be looking for … --- ## [This telemarketing call was weird.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-telemarketing-call-was-weird/539120)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-telemarketing-call-was-weird/539120 "2010-05-12T02:44:45Z")
The phone trilled and since the number on the call display appeared valid, I took it. The guy at the other end asked for me. It was an Indian accent, and the noises in the background seemed as if the caller was in a home… --- ## [Why is: "I'm only human" an excuse for bad behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-im-only-human-an-excuse-for-bad-behavior/538807)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-im-only-human-an-excuse-for-bad-behavior/538807 "2010-05-12T02:11:32Z")
Usually, when someone says: “I’m only human”, they actually mean: “So I behaved badly, but you know what? Too bad. What, you want me to be PERFECT?”. It seldom seems to mean: " I have tried and will keep trying to bette… --- ## [Getting an inexpensive computer for portable internet access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-inexpensive-computer-for-portable-internet-access/538979)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-inexpensive-computer-for-portable-internet-access/538979 "2010-05-12T02:06:06Z")
There have been several times I have been visiting a city and wished I had internet access to look something up, but didn’t. Generally if you want to use a library computers you have to have a card for that city, so that… --- ## [Snooping: When is it okay, if ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooping-when-is-it-okay-if-ever/538568)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooping-when-is-it-okay-if-ever/538568 "2010-05-12T01:14:03Z")
This thread went off the rails about snooping on the emails, texts, etc. of a girlfriend who was acting suspiciously. So, the question for the Dope is, when is it okay to snoop? Is it ethical? Justified? Necessary? --- ## [You have the chance to become telepathic with one other person. Do you take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-the-chance-to-become-telepathic-with-one-other-person-do-you-take-it/538749)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-the-chance-to-become-telepathic-with-one-other-person-do-you-take-it/538749 "2010-05-12T01:06:25Z")
By means of an elaborate and of course internally consistent set of contrivances (which I’m too lazy to write out), you are given the opportunity to become telepathically linked to one and only one other person. Here ar… --- ## [Casual advice sought: NYS Dept of Labor Unemp form best answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-advice-sought-nys-dept-of-labor-unemp-form-best-answer/539080)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-advice-sought-nys-dept-of-labor-unemp-form-best-answer/539080 "2010-05-12T00:53:42Z")
I won the right to unemployment comp from my pitworthy former employer and thanks to hard-economic-times extensions it is still valid and ongoing. I do a lot of short little consultation gigs (Craigs list, Elance, Dice,… --- ## [Do you let your cats go outside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-cats-go-outside/513228)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-cats-go-outside/513228 "2010-05-11T22:53:09Z")
And why or why not? My answer’s yes, but only since my neighbor’s dog got euthanized. I also put in a better fence. Mrs. Who is only allowed to roam the back yard. --- ## [How much bike is too much for a beginner? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-bike-is-too-much-for-a-beginner-need-answer-fast/538722)
**Author:** [@CutterJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CutterJohn)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-bike-is-too-much-for-a-beginner-need-answer-fast/538722 "2010-05-11T21:06:27Z")
Having recently taken my MSF training course, and gotten my motorcycle license, I’m in the market for motorcycle. One has caught my eye, that looks nice, and is in my price range, and most importantly, is available; A 1… --- ## [Share your own quotable quote! Also critique mine and others (please?).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-own-quotable-quote-also-critique-mine-and-others-please/538490)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-own-quotable-quote-also-critique-mine-and-others-please/538490 "2010-05-11T20:42:11Z")
This is a thread for popularizing all the witty things that we dopers have to say. I’m sure that amongst all us geniuses, surely one or two self-created quotes will stand out. OK, honestly I’m not so sure, but I am con… --- ## [How close do you live to your birthplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-do-you-live-to-your-birthplace/538461)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-do-you-live-to-your-birthplace/538461 "2010-05-11T20:27:14Z")
Just thought it would be an interesting poll. Pick the first option that applies to you. Me: born and live in California, but in different parts of the state. --- ## [Are you getting less or more openly emotional as you age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-getting-less-or-more-openly-emotional-as-you-age/538492)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-getting-less-or-more-openly-emotional-as-you-age/538492 "2010-05-11T19:54:13Z")
I’m 51 and a straight white male (for whatever that may be worth), and I find myself far more openly emotional than I was 15 years ago. I’m not really sure that it’s part of getting older, however. I’m also not sure wh… --- ## [How Often Do You Use Profanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-profanity/538583)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-profanity/538583 "2010-05-11T19:36:00Z")
How often do you use profanity and swear? This includes both mild and strong ones and those in foreign languages. It does not include implied ones (ie what the…) --- ## [When did you go through puberty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-go-through-puberty/538989)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-go-through-puberty/538989 "2010-05-11T19:23:19Z")
Not really inspired by this thread-been thinking about it for awhile, but hesitated because of the fuzzy boundaries, but the other thread made me rethink my decision. Anyhoo, I’ll leave it to each person to decide when … --- ## [What did you get your mom for Mother's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-your-mom-for-mothers-day/538751)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-your-mom-for-mothers-day/538751 "2010-05-11T18:15:26Z")
Or for some of you, what are you now making a panicked rush to buy because you forgot it’s tomorrow? (I’m talking to you, boyfriend!) It isn’t very sentimental, but my mom’s been having trouble with arthritis in her ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1951) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1953)