# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1964 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1965 --- ## [Walking holiday in Utah. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-holiday-in-utah-advice/536056)
**Author:** [@Promethea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Promethea)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-holiday-in-utah-advice/536056 "2010-04-17T09:30:39Z")
I’m hoping to spend 14 days (mid to late September) in the Four Corners region of the states, (mostly Utah) exploring the many beautiful parks – Bryce Canyon, Arches, Monument Valley etc. My companion and I will have a … --- ## [New Car: To Lease or Not To Lease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/536067)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/536067 "2010-04-17T06:22:06Z")
I’ve always considered leasing a car to be a bad idea, but I’m beginning to re-think that position. I need to replace my 10-year-old car, soon. It’s well north of the 100,000 mile mark, it’s starting to burn oil, the t… --- ## [The "My family/friends differ from me in politics & religion but we still love each other" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-my-family-friends-differ-from-me-in-politics-religion-but-we-still-love-each-other-thread/535727)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-my-family-friends-differ-from-me-in-politics-religion-but-we-still-love-each-other-thread/535727 "2010-04-17T04:12:41Z")
There’s a running theme of Dopers who disrespect & feel disrespected by family & (usually former) friends due to religious & political differences. This being the SDMB, those differences are usually because the family & … --- ## [Would you say that your pets love you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-say-that-your-pets-love-you/536251)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-say-that-your-pets-love-you/536251 "2010-04-17T04:11:17Z")
Note that the question is not “Do you love your pets?” or “Do you think of your pets as your children?” or “Do you love your pets as much as human parents love their biological children?” If I had meant to ask any of th… --- ## [Please help me not get scammed by a \*discount\* moving company. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-not-get-scammed-by-a-discount-moving-company-what-do-i-do/535845)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-not-get-scammed-by-a-discount-moving-company-what-do-i-do/535845 "2010-04-17T03:29:46Z")
BIG SIGH First of all it’s been a while since hanging out here, life seems to have sped up quite quickly with working for a University again, and moving from New England to Colorado. I do not want to digress too much, b… --- ## [Thoughts about starting drinking again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-starting-drinking-again/535947)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-starting-drinking-again/535947 "2010-04-17T01:53:12Z")
Sometime this month it will be 6 years since I last had any alcohol. I drank pretty heavily from late high school to my early 40s. Unsuccessfully tried to limit my drinking for a couple years, and then decided to stop.… --- ## [Pet Lost & Found Directory - Good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-lost-found-directory-good-idea/536408)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-lost-found-directory-good-idea/536408 "2010-04-17T01:28:22Z")
It’s my understanding that pet shelters and animal pounds can only tell you if they actually received your pet, not whether a private party is holding a found pet for you. My idea is a centralized neighborhood pet lost &… --- ## [My daughter won't stop scratching me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-wont-stop-scratching-me/536275)
**Author:** [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-wont-stop-scratching-me/536275 "2010-04-17T01:15:42Z")
I have a problem with my daughter, and don’t know what to do about it. She is 4 1/2 now, but ever since she was teensy, she loves to scratch my upper arm. She doesn’t do it meanly or anything like that, it’s just a com… --- ## [Anyone recommend a comfy wireless headset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recommend-a-comfy-wireless-headset/536347)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recommend-a-comfy-wireless-headset/536347 "2010-04-16T23:46:38Z")
Hey all, I’ve been using the Logictech USB ClearChat wireless for a few months now, and like many others, the left ear phone is going out intermittently. Top it off with an absolutely lousy comfort level after 1-2 hour… --- ## [Is watching mobile tv in a park worse than reading a book in a park?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-watching-mobile-tv-in-a-park-worse-than-reading-a-book-in-a-park/536396)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-watching-mobile-tv-in-a-park-worse-than-reading-a-book-in-a-park/536396 "2010-04-16T23:26:51Z")
So I’m listening to NPR in the car yesterday, and I hear a story about mobile television being tested in D.C.: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126001141 The correspondent cheerfully reports the pos… --- ## [How to I deal with this weird situation? (advice, long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-i-deal-with-this-weird-situation-advice-long/536385)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-i-deal-with-this-weird-situation-advice-long/536385 "2010-04-16T23:16:26Z")
Looking for some advice on how to proceed with this. Last summer I was sent a letter to my parents’ house from a collection agency stating that I owe $8900 bucks to them and immediate payment was required. The letter w… --- ## [Are debit cards so dangerous they're not worth using?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-debit-cards-so-dangerous-theyre-not-worth-using/536294)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-debit-cards-so-dangerous-theyre-not-worth-using/536294 "2010-04-16T23:13:29Z")
Many Slashdotters think so, for reasons that are self-evident. What is the Dope’s thoughts on this? --- ## [When growing up, what did you call your father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-growing-up-what-did-you-call-your-father/536200)
**Author:** [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-growing-up-what-did-you-call-your-father/536200 "2010-04-16T20:39:45Z")
I’m wondering how age, geographical location, and ethnic/cultural background might have influenced what you called your father, too, so add details if you think they’re meaningful. I called mine Dad in Massachusetts dur… --- ## [Pirates vs Ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/535894)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/535894 "2010-04-16T19:02:35Z")
I am here talking about Age of Sail pirates (blunderbuss et al) and medieval Japan ninjas. No higher technology allowed. Who wins? Most importantly, why? --- ## [What's your favorite way of (literally) playing with fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-way-of-literally-playing-with-fire/536211)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-way-of-literally-playing-with-fire/536211 "2010-04-16T18:59:40Z")
First of all, I got permission from Wombat before starting this thread. I love to burn pine needles individually. Just take one and stick it into a candle’s flame. It’s cool to watch and it smells good. --- ## [Anniversary, marriage on the skids, how do you handle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-marriage-on-the-skids-how-do-you-handle/536076)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-marriage-on-the-skids-how-do-you-handle/536076 "2010-04-16T18:11:21Z")
That’s the situation in a nutshell. One of my best friends got married a few years ago and today is their anniversary, however their marriage seems to be in trouble - they’re still together but it sounds like the relati… --- ## ["Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-pale-moonlight/536188)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-pale-moonlight/536188 "2010-04-16T17:58:15Z")
If you did, did you look him in the eye? Did you dance the poison out of your soul, and dance the devil back into his hole? Well, you better say never, because the dance with the devil might last you forever. Or, as U… --- ## [Use of the word "homophobia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-homophobia/535873)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-homophobia/535873 "2010-04-16T17:33:53Z")
There are posters posted at my office that show people wearing shirts that say: “I walk…to fight sexism, racism and homophobia”. I believe that the sign promotes a walk-a-thon of some sort (even I’m astounded by my mast… --- ## [Are "short funds" a wise way to counterbalance your bullish portfolio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-short-funds-a-wise-way-to-counterbalance-your-bullish-portfolio/536357)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-short-funds-a-wise-way-to-counterbalance-your-bullish-portfolio/536357 "2010-04-16T16:41:43Z")
I have a beginner’s grasp of what a “short fund” is: it’s a fund which is designed to behave in a manner opposite of what the market is doing. When the DJIA is up, shares of a short fund are cheap, and when the DJIA is… --- ## [Airlines' Obligations to Disabled Passengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-obligations-to-disabled-passengers/535886)
**Author:** [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-obligations-to-disabled-passengers/535886 "2010-04-16T16:12:51Z")
A 29 year old young woman recently had an upsetting (to say the least) experience when flying from Seattle to San Francisco on United Airlines. The woman has had a spinal injury. As a result, she needs a wheelchair to ge… --- ## [Menswear: Dark dress shirts with dark suits - is it ever OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menswear-dark-dress-shirts-with-dark-suits-is-it-ever-ok/535855)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menswear-dark-dress-shirts-with-dark-suits-is-it-ever-ok/535855 "2010-04-16T16:07:27Z")
I say dark dress shirt with a dark suit is a great look, but one that is often done poorly. Some of the guys at work agree. Other guys here in the office say that dark-on-dark NEVER works. We don’t yet have any input fro… --- ## [Media Storage/Network Backup Options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-storage-network-backup-options/535476)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-storage-network-backup-options/535476 "2010-04-16T15:31:57Z")
Okay, which of the options do I want? First, I thought I wanted a big external hard-drive. Then I started looking at smallish home servers (4-6 TB), now I’m thinking about a cheapish PC that can act like a server, but … --- ## [Where are you going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-going/535542)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-going/535542 "2010-04-16T14:43:32Z")
I’m going to Shanghai, China in June. I’m going for business. The particular tasks set out for me will take 3-4 days, and we’re planning 7 days there, plus travel time, so I’ll get to do a little sightseeing. My boss is … --- ## [Catholics and belief in evolution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-and-belief-in-evolution/535678)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-and-belief-in-evolution/535678 "2010-04-16T12:06:25Z")
It is my understanding that the previous pope declared that Catholicism is not incompatible with the theory of evolution. (I am not a Catholic, and if I am mistaken, I would appreciate correction.) I am curious to know… --- ## [Advice for four days in Vancouver BC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-four-days-in-vancouver-bc/521921)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-four-days-in-vancouver-bc/521921 "2010-04-16T10:07:00Z")
I’ll be accompanying my wife to a conference in Vancouver in the first week of May 2010. She’ll be doing conference things during the daytime, but I’ll be free to explore the city. We’ll meet up again in the evenings; fo… --- ## [Is this a stupid work rule in a bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-stupid-work-rule-in-a-bar/535684)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-stupid-work-rule-in-a-bar/535684 "2010-04-16T08:24:43Z")
A friend of mine was complaining about a new policy for bartenders. From now on, every bottled beer must be opened in front of the customer with a bottle opener even if the beer bottle has a twist off cap. The bartender … --- ## [People talking about "Lost" at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-talking-about-lost-at-work/535457)
**Author:** [@Ihatepants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ihatepants)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-talking-about-lost-at-work/535457 "2010-04-16T08:15:06Z")
…Is annoying when you don’t watch lost, agree? --- ## [What's the BEST computer on the market right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-computer-on-the-market-right-now/536203)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-computer-on-the-market-right-now/536203 "2010-04-16T03:17:02Z")
Despite my best efforts – or perhaps because of them – my current system is on it’s last legs. Computers seem to fail every 5 years or so, and I’m back in the market for yet another one. The current one is a Compaq Pr… --- ## [Maryland/D.C. Area Dopers - What bank do you use (and do you like it)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-d-c-area-dopers-what-bank-do-you-use-and-do-you-like-it/535830)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-d-c-area-dopers-what-bank-do-you-use-and-do-you-like-it/535830 "2010-04-16T02:51:42Z")
I’m in the market for a new bank. I’ve been jerked around by Chevy Chase Bank enough. Their customer service is good, but I’m looking for a bank that caps their NSF fees (I got hit for $650 in fees because of one small… --- ## [Persons 36 & over: How have your politics changed since you were first old enough to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-36-over-how-have-your-politics-changed-since-you-were-first-old-enough-to-vote/536113)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-36-over-how-have-your-politics-changed-since-you-were-first-old-enough-to-vote/536113 "2010-04-16T02:39:06Z")
Simple, direct, no sci-fi. Clearly I’m an imposter and the real Skald is being held captive in someone’s basement. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1963) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1965)