# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1963 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1964 --- ## [Help me find a tiny video camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-tiny-video-camera/536576)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-tiny-video-camera/536576 "2010-04-19T14:08:07Z")
Do any of you have any experience with using small wireless video cameras? I’m looking for something like a pen camera, but that could be attached to a catcher’s mask or an umpires mask: among other similar uses. Basic… --- ## [Indoor Rock Climbing--What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-rock-climbing-what-do-i-need-to-know/536416)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-rock-climbing-what-do-i-need-to-know/536416 "2010-04-19T12:54:58Z")
So my girlfriend wants to take an indoor rock climbing class tomorrow, which I’ve never done before. Now, I realize it’s a class, so I’m betting (hoping?) they’ll fill me in on most of the basics. But that aside, I figu… --- ## [who believes in Karma and how do you think it works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-believes-in-karma-and-how-do-you-think-it-works/536527)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-believes-in-karma-and-how-do-you-think-it-works/536527 "2010-04-19T12:43:26Z")
I tend to believe in Karma , that in some way what we send out into the world , doubt fear, anger, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, eventually comes back to us. I don’t really have any knowledge of Karma from studying… --- ## [Need a weightlifting book recommendation for a beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-weightlifting-book-recommendation-for-a-beginner/536600)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-weightlifting-book-recommendation-for-a-beginner/536600 "2010-04-19T05:58:44Z")
I am 22, about 220 pounds, in pretty good shape aerobically, but I have a lot more flab and less muscle than I’d like. I want to start weightlifting, and I am looking for a good book recommendation. My preference is to… --- ## [Going to Sabah, Borneo. Anything I should do or see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-sabah-borneo-anything-i-should-do-or-see/534979)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-sabah-borneo-anything-i-should-do-or-see/534979 "2010-04-19T02:46:26Z")
This Friday me and my girlfriend are travelling to Tawau in Borneo, the plan involves 4 days of diving in and around Sipadan island which leaves us a few free days to roam the place. So, globetrotting dopers, any sugge… --- ## [Things that make you feel clean (besides normal everyday washing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-clean-besides-normal-everyday-washing/536340)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-clean-besides-normal-everyday-washing/536340 "2010-04-19T02:35:18Z")
What little things make you feel clean? I know, for example, that getting my arms/legs waxed makes me feel a thousand percent cleaner. Probably because I’m so smooth from all the dead skin getting ripped off. And I know… --- ## [Eyebrows: Threading vs. Waxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyebrows-threading-vs-waxing/536374)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyebrows-threading-vs-waxing/536374 "2010-04-19T02:23:46Z")
I know, some people do both and some people do neither, and some tweeze or do a combination of tweezing/waxing/threading/drawing them on with a magic marker. But between just waxing and threading, what do you prefer? Li… --- ## [Which of the following laptops/netbooks would you rec? (Also a tech question...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-following-laptops-netbooks-would-you-rec-also-a-tech-question/536538)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-following-laptops-netbooks-would-you-rec-also-a-tech-question/536538 "2010-04-19T01:01:48Z")
My sister’s doing some spur-of-the-moment computer shopping and she wants to buy from QVC. Yes, yes, I know. But it’s simple to buy there, they offer nice easy-pay options and perhaps most important, their customer serv… --- ## [Wi-fi access in coffee shops getting sloooooowwww?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-access-in-coffee-shops-getting-sloooooowwww/536425)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-access-in-coffee-shops-getting-sloooooowwww/536425 "2010-04-19T00:51:16Z")
Earlier today I was at a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, between 5 and 6PM to be precise. After firing up my computer and entering their pin to get past their browser start page, I found that I really couldn’t do anything bec… --- ## [What to do about this online relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-this-online-relationship/535739)
**Author:** [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-this-online-relationship/535739 "2010-04-19T00:27:40Z")
I really need some relationship (?) advice. I spent New Years Eve at home, mostly in front of the computer, talking on a message board with other people just like me :p. I kinda flirted with this guy, everybody was havi… --- ## [Makeup thread! Post your tips/recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303 "2010-04-18T23:02:27Z")
Lately, I have been haranged into wearing more makeup. This is probably good, since I have, on more than one occasion, been asked if I ever wear makeup when I was wearing it at the time. :slight\_smile: So, I have found … --- ## [Anyone else throw away small change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-throw-away-small-change/532541)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-throw-away-small-change/532541 "2010-04-18T20:00:51Z")
I estimate that I make a cash transaction about twice a month. A couple years ago I had the epiphany that pennies, nickels, and dimes are pure nuisance, so I did with them what I would do with any other small, practical… --- ## [Tell me about visiting Israel/Holyland and learning modern Hebrew (2 threads in 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-visiting-israel-holyland-and-learning-modern-hebrew-2-threads-in-1/536343)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-visiting-israel-holyland-and-learning-modern-hebrew-2-threads-in-1/536343 "2010-04-18T19:34:48Z")
We decided that our next family adventure, we’ll be heading to Israel (with hopefully a quick stop to see Petra too). I’ve got 11 months to get ready which will include learning some of the language(s?) before heading th… --- ## [Recommendations for a small van](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-small-van/535859)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-small-van/535859 "2010-04-18T15:17:33Z")
I’ve got a Chevy s-10 pickup,and it’s time to replace it with something better. I have a band, and we’d like to be able to take all our gear, and ourselves, (3 of us) to gigs out of town in one vehicle. I’m not looking t… --- ## [To payoff or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-payoff-or-not/536164)
**Author:** [@Like\_Fry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Like_Fry)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-payoff-or-not/536164 "2010-04-18T14:33:43Z")
I am currently considering paying off my car. I have a high interest rate and a high monthly payment. I currently owe about $6k on it, but with interest and payments works out to $8k. Should I keep making payments? or pa… --- ## [Help me with celebration ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-celebration-ideas/536096)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-celebration-ideas/536096 "2010-04-18T06:38:29Z")
OK, this may be a little weird, but in honor of my upcoming 30th anniversary of working here I want to give my co-workers a celebration of some kind, to show my appreciation for everything they have done and continue to … --- ## ["Let them see you now as Mr. and Mrs. Groom's Name"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-them-see-you-now-as-mr-and-mrs-grooms-name/535812)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-them-see-you-now-as-mr-and-mrs-grooms-name/535812 "2010-04-18T06:02:30Z")
I grew up in England. I have absolutely no recollection of married couples being referred to as Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jones, or whatever - they’d always be Mr. Michael and Mrs. Daisybush Jones. In America, this seems to … --- ## [How do you break up with a friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-break-up-with-a-friend/536125)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-break-up-with-a-friend/536125 "2010-04-18T05:48:05Z")
So, I’ve come to realize that I no longer want to be friends with someone. The relationship brings nothing to me emotionally. I feel like I have to do all the work to keep conversations going, she never asks me about m… --- ## ["All x are not y" - what does this mean to you??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-x-are-not-y-what-does-this-mean-to-you/536066)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-x-are-not-y-what-does-this-mean-to-you/536066 "2010-04-18T05:34:56Z")
In this post Fuzzy Wombats is talking about whether a group of Iraqis are armed or not. The phrase used is “Now, from my viewing of that video, I can clearly see weapons. All of them are not armed, but there are a few.” … --- ## [So I'm heading over the world where all the inexplicably lost stuff goes. Can I grab y'all anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-heading-over-the-world-where-all-the-inexplicably-lost-stuff-goes-can-i-grab-yall-anything/533035)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-heading-over-the-world-where-all-the-inexplicably-lost-stuff-goes-can-i-grab-yall-anything/533035 "2010-04-18T05:23:28Z")
For reasons that would be otiose to rehearse, but which certainly do NOT involve a foiled attempt to sell May Parker to the Sultan of Brunei as his latest wife, I find it needful to briefly relocate to a world where Spid… --- ## [So how old is too old for children of the opposite sex of a parent to see each other nude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-old-is-too-old-for-children-of-the-opposite-sex-of-a-parent-to-see-each-other-nude/535950)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-old-is-too-old-for-children-of-the-opposite-sex-of-a-parent-to-see-each-other-nude/535950 "2010-04-18T02:07:00Z")
What are the opinions of dopers regarding this? At what age (of the child) should fathers stop letting their daughters (or mothers stop letting their sons) see them nude? Does it differ for sons or daughters? My daugh… --- ## [Simple Post-Copenhagen Activism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-post-copenhagen-activism/536386)
**Author:** [@UnDon-Ted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnDon-Ted)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-post-copenhagen-activism/536386 "2010-04-18T01:44:53Z")
Following the disappointing Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, it has become apparent that – despite the many on-line and on-the-ground demonstrations by thousands of ordinary folks of their concern about climate … --- ## [Women, did you fantasize about your wedding as a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-did-you-fantasize-about-your-wedding-as-a-child/535870)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-did-you-fantasize-about-your-wedding-as-a-child/535870 "2010-04-18T00:31:06Z")
I keep seeing this meme in the popular media, that weddings are such a big deal for women because we’ve all fantasized about what a magical day it would be ever since we were little girls playing with dolls. Now, I don’… --- ## [Am I being a jerk by leaving a pile of small change along with my tip at a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-a-jerk-by-leaving-a-pile-of-small-change-along-with-my-tip-at-a-restaurant/535620)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-a-jerk-by-leaving-a-pile-of-small-change-along-with-my-tip-at-a-restaurant/535620 "2010-04-17T23:19:52Z")
As I accumulate small change in my wallet or pockets, I gradually get to a point where I don’t care about the money itself, and want to get rid of it. So the next time I’m in a restaurant, I leave my usual tip, plus a s… --- ## [Aftermarket car security system. No manual. Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-car-security-system-no-manual-options/536413)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-car-security-system-no-manual-options/536413 "2010-04-17T21:11:33Z")
I recently bought a new-to-me car in which a previous owner had installed a Black Widow security system. I called the company’s technical support and the person I talked to was able to identify what system it is, based … --- ## [Excessive Ear Wax? (Okayed by Colibri)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessive-ear-wax-okayed-by-colibri/535858)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessive-ear-wax-okayed-by-colibri/535858 "2010-04-17T19:37:30Z")
What do y’all do for it? Been using hydrogen peroxide. Is there anything better? Thanks Q --- ## [32 million passwords exposed. Most popular....123456](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-million-passwords-exposed-most-popular-123456/535977)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-million-passwords-exposed-most-popular-123456/535977 "2010-04-17T15:41:59Z")
Story here.. Top 10 most used passwords: 123456 12345 123456789 Password iloveyou princess rockyou 1234567 12345678 abc123 How the heck did rockyou get in there??? So how strong is your doper password? Mine actually… --- ## [Need opinions from Human Resources folks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-from-human-resources-folks/536309)
**Author:** [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-from-human-resources-folks/536309 "2010-04-17T14:32:33Z")
I’ve reached a point in my life where I’m sort of stumped. I don’t like the work I’ve been doing, but I don’t have experience doing anything else, so school seems to be my most promising option. My top pick for a new car… --- ## [So, What's There to Do in Indianapolis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-there-to-do-in-indianapolis/529406)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-there-to-do-in-indianapolis/529406 "2010-04-17T12:38:16Z")
I’m going to be at the Indianapolis convention center in late June for a few days. I won’t have much time outside of the event I’m attending, but I would like to see some of the city. But I have no earthly clue what th… --- ## [Fo non-alcoholics, how would you react to not being able to drink again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fo-non-alcoholics-how-would-you-react-to-not-being-able-to-drink-again/536019)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fo-non-alcoholics-how-would-you-react-to-not-being-able-to-drink-again/536019 "2010-04-17T10:57:59Z")
Inspired by Dinsdale’s thread about drinking again. If you had never had a problem drinking and for some outside reason, you had to stop, how would you react? Doesn’t matter what the reason is–let’s say it’s not a spous… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1962) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1964)