# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1957 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1958 --- ## [Brother comparing immigration bill to health bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-comparing-immigration-bill-to-health-bill/537937)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-comparing-immigration-bill-to-health-bill/537937 "2010-05-02T03:54:20Z")
So my brother has drank the Fox News Kool-Aid and on Facebook has been acting like Bill O’Reilly Jr. I find it rather amusing, after all, he’s entitled to have his own opinion and share it. However, what surprised me was… --- ## [A Tale of Two Cookstoves....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-cookstoves/537771)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-cookstoves/537771 "2010-05-02T03:33:42Z")
So, I’m buying a big ole farmhouse in the country (woo hoo!!) In it are two cookstoves-a gas stove (runs on propane) and an electric stove. I have cooked on a gas stove for most of my adult life, and am somewhat skepti… --- ## [Col. Russell Williams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/col-russell-williams/537806)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/col-russell-williams/537806 "2010-05-02T02:52:48Z")
I don’t know how big this story is outside of Ontario but I am interested to hear what other Dopers have to say about the former commander of one of the largest bases in the Canadian military. For those who don’t know, … --- ## [Local govt websites - revenue from ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-govt-websites-revenue-from-ads/537902)
**Author:** [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-govt-websites-revenue-from-ads/537902 "2010-05-01T22:08:36Z")
What is your opinion about local government soliciting sponsorships (i.e. ads on website) for services beyond what is required by statute? Background I work for a county government that is facing an immediate “surprise… --- ## [Advice on party favors for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-party-favors-for-kids/537926)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-party-favors-for-kids/537926 "2010-05-01T21:56:06Z")
Anybody have new, novel ideas for kids’ party favors? MiniDivine’s 7th birthday party is in two weeks - the theme is a Halloween costume party (our favorite holiday). There are 14 kids attending (including birthday boy… --- ## [How Many Pages Is Your Resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pages-is-your-resume/537890)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pages-is-your-resume/537890 "2010-05-01T21:04:42Z")
My current assignment has changed dramatically and I’ve been out looking for a new job again. One agency had me clump together my contract assignments so that I had longer blocks of time and didn’t look like a flight ri… --- ## [On tipping and credit/debit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-tipping-and-credit-debit-cards/537385)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-tipping-and-credit-debit-cards/537385 "2010-05-01T19:22:27Z")
I’ve been reading another thread discussing tipping and it’s got me to wondering… How do you manage tipping when paying by credit/debit card? I find that some restaurants we go to, the handset gives you the option to a… --- ## [Planning a trip to Waikiki, is this a good deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-waikiki-is-this-a-good-deal/537971)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-waikiki-is-this-a-good-deal/537971 "2010-05-01T17:20:30Z")
So, my SO and I have wanted to take a Hawaii trip for a long time and finally decided to go this year. I found a deal through Hotels.com for airfare, hotel (the New Otani Kaimani) right on the beach and rental car. Th… --- ## [Odd/Funny/Cool Public Relations Campaigns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-funny-cool-public-relations-campaigns/537712)
**Author:** [@Logical\_Phallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logical_Phallacy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-funny-cool-public-relations-campaigns/537712 "2010-05-01T17:02:30Z")
I’m looking for an example of an interesting Public Relations campaign that I can research and present for a graduate seminar. I’m thinking the edgier, stranger or more hilarious, the better. No preference given to old… --- ## [Suggestions of good free book catalogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-of-good-free-book-catalogs/537480)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-of-good-free-book-catalogs/537480 "2010-05-01T11:14:17Z")
I have recently taken the job of church librarian - unfortunately the library is in woeful state so my first job will be to catalog all the books/DVDs/videos/software etc. So I am after some suggestions of a nice easy t… --- ## [is there a conservative version of SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-conservative-version-of-sdmb/536875)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-conservative-version-of-sdmb/536875 "2010-05-01T08:49:59Z")
Great Debates is pretty liberal here, but we tolerate and sometimes even respect our conservative posters. There’s plenty of sniping and ganging up, but it rarely melts down into a vulgar brawl. Is there any message boar… --- ## [Should I fix or replace my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-my-car/537677)
**Author:** [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-my-car/537677 "2010-05-01T00:48:31Z")
I have a 98 Mazda Protege with 110,000 miles and I’m trying to decide how much is worth spending on repairs. It needs the front and rear struts replaced which would cost about $800; the car is only worth about $2500. I’m… --- ## [Tell us the best and worst advice you've heard recently.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-the-best-and-worst-advice-youve-heard-recently/537442)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-the-best-and-worst-advice-youve-heard-recently/537442 "2010-04-30T22:21:29Z")
It can be advice given to you or someone else; hell, it can even be advice you yourself that later caused you to grin in pride or to :smack:. I’ll start with the worst advice I have heard recently. Someone recently tol… --- ## [Help my friend with wonky feet find professional shoes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-friend-with-wonky-feet-find-professional-shoes/537709)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-friend-with-wonky-feet-find-professional-shoes/537709 "2010-04-30T21:34:51Z")
Hey everybody! My friend has just been told that some physical pain she’s been going through is a result of the small heel on her favorite shoes and that she needs to wear flat shoes with support, with a round toe. No … --- ## [What's a decent First Communion gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-decent-first-communion-gift/537320)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-decent-first-communion-gift/537320 "2010-04-30T21:32:42Z")
A niece of mine is having a First Holy Communion ceremony in a matter of weeks. I was invited, but will probably be unable to attend. I’m not Catholic, but I know this is sort of a big deal. I’d like to send a gift. W… --- ## [If you were forced to prove you had a legal right to be in this country, could you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-forced-to-prove-you-had-a-legal-right-to-be-in-this-country-could-you/537750)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-forced-to-prove-you-had-a-legal-right-to-be-in-this-country-could-you/537750 "2010-04-30T21:19:30Z")
I’m not saying that any of these were be 100% conclusive proof, but I’m just asking… remember, this is not what you OWN, but what you would have on you to show proof. --- ## [Transferring vinyl records to CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-vinyl-records-to-cd/537770)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-vinyl-records-to-cd/537770 "2010-04-30T21:13:33Z")
Have any Dopers had experience with those machines that transfer vinyl records to CDs? There seem to be two kinds. One that costs around $400 that has a built-in CD burner and presumably filters scratch. The other kin… --- ## [Should I use my 401K money to pay some bills? (LONG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-my-401k-money-to-pay-some-bills-long/537766)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-my-401k-money-to-pay-some-bills-long/537766 "2010-04-30T20:54:13Z")
Ok, so some backstory: Having been an unwise, short-sighted, irresponsible American consumer, I got my first credit card in my early 20s. Through my careless use of it, I began racking up debt. I have done basically e… --- ## [Recommend questions for a (skeptical) friend who's going to a well recommended medium Tuesday night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-questions-for-a-skeptical-friend-whos-going-to-a-well-recommended-medium-tuesday-night/537288)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-questions-for-a-skeptical-friend-whos-going-to-a-well-recommended-medium-tuesday-night/537288 "2010-04-30T20:20:57Z")
A friend of mine- like myself a gaytheist, is a college student in Atlanta. He has a sociology professor he thinks the world of, and said sociology prof is a skeptic. From my friend’s email (reposted with his permissio… --- ## [How do you pronounce "distributed"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-distributed/537831)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-distributed/537831 "2010-04-30T19:13:25Z")
As one might gather from my username, this is a word that I have a special relationship with. I grew up in a “dis-TRIB-yu-ted” household, and went along naively assuming that this was how the word was pronounced. Then I … --- ## [Would you be for or against an earth beacon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-for-or-against-an-earth-beacon/537737)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-for-or-against-an-earth-beacon/537737 "2010-04-30T15:39:00Z")
I got this from watching In to the Universe with Steven Hawking the other night. So instead of listening for ETs out there like with the SETI program; how would you feel about sending up a satellite “beacon” that would … --- ## [What do you call your SO's Parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-sos-parents/536990)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-sos-parents/536990 "2010-04-30T14:28:59Z")
Inspired by this thread. My bf and I have been dating for 2 years and don’t intend to change that anytime soon as far as I’m aware. When there are no wedding bands involved, but there’s a committed relationship - it ca… --- ## [There's a new person in your life: would you rather kiss or be kissed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-person-in-your-life-would-you-rather-kiss-or-be-kissed/537641)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-person-in-your-life-would-you-rather-kiss-or-be-kissed/537641 "2010-04-30T13:19:13Z")
I don’t necessarily mean that you’re beginning a new long-term relationship. I mean that you’ve recently met someone whom you like romantically (whether for the long term or just Friday night) and who reciprocates your f… --- ## [The Humility Thread: What are you NOT good at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humility-thread-what-are-you-not-good-at/537267)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humility-thread-what-are-you-not-good-at/537267 "2010-04-30T13:09:44Z")
IQ-related threads or threads about how early people started reading are invariably threads full of outlandish claims. A recent “what would your D&D stats be” thread suggested many superheroes post to the SDMB. So this… --- ## [Web sites that have been redone and you liked it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-sites-that-have-been-redone-and-you-liked-it/537667)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-sites-that-have-been-redone-and-you-liked-it/537667 "2010-04-30T04:52:30Z")
Almost always, a website will redesign their site and everyone will complain about it. Can you think of any website that redesigned their site and you liked it? --- ## [On a scale from 1-10, how happy are you with your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-from-1-10-how-happy-are-you-with-your-life/537012)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-from-1-10-how-happy-are-you-with-your-life/537012 "2010-04-30T04:11:36Z")
1 being “Totally Fucking Miserable” and 10 being “Blissfully, Unimaginably Happy”, how happy are you with your life in general right now? I’m curious as to where the average would be. --- ## [What were your best mother's day gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-best-mothers-day-gifts/537258)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-best-mothers-day-gifts/537258 "2010-04-29T20:46:36Z")
Obviously, I’m asking because I have no ideas. Doesn’t bode well as this is her first mother’s day as a mother. We’ve been married nearly 11 years, and I’m totally out of present ideas for our first mother’s day! I ca… --- ## [If You Pulled a Roethlisberger. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514 "2010-04-29T19:44:54Z")
would your employer punish you? We were discussing this question last night. You’re out and about. You have one too many, and pretty soon you are walking around with your penis hanging out, molesting others. Although… --- ## [How often do you shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-shower/536317)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-shower/536317 "2010-04-29T19:21:00Z")
This has probably been done before, but it can’t hurt to do it again. This time there’s a poll. I personally shower after waking up every day on average, but sometimes I let it slip to every other day. If I’ve exercis… --- ## [Scattering A Loved One's Ashes: Advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattering-a-loved-ones-ashes-advice/537622)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattering-a-loved-ones-ashes-advice/537622 "2010-04-29T18:24:37Z")
Dopers! I need your help! So a friend of mine asked me the other day about protocols and advice re: her grandparents’ ashes. Apparently she and other immediate family members are going to meet up on a lake–which will ta… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1956) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1958)