# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1967 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1968 --- ## [Can anyone tell the difference between Office Depot and Office Max?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-the-difference-between-office-depot-and-office-max/534735)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-the-difference-between-office-depot-and-office-max/534735 "2010-04-11T23:52:05Z")
The names are similar. They’re both laid out basically the same. They stock the same stuff in each. They both have a red color pattern running through the store. Neither of them have a catch phrase or a branded slogan th… --- ## [Which companies do you boycott and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-companies-do-you-boycott-and-why/535368)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-companies-do-you-boycott-and-why/535368 "2010-04-11T22:25:30Z")
I’m talking about specific businesses you avoid for political reasons, issues of discrimination, etc., but NOT businesses you avoid just because they sell crappy products or services. I’ve been boycotting Whole Foods si… --- ## [They say that alcohol lowers your inhibitions, what are your personal experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-say-that-alcohol-lowers-your-inhibitions-what-are-your-personal-experiences/535464)
**Author:** [@bearman217](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bearman217)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-say-that-alcohol-lowers-your-inhibitions-what-are-your-personal-experiences/535464 "2010-04-11T15:26:34Z")
Ok, I had just read a post on male performance while drunk and it made me wonder about this. For me, I don’t really seem to lose my inhibitions when drunk, and I have been so drunk that I couldn’t even stand up at times.… --- ## [Ergonomic Rejects in the Work Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ergonomic-rejects-in-the-work-place/535638)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ergonomic-rejects-in-the-work-place/535638 "2010-04-11T06:02:44Z")
Yes, everyone in my office had to take a goofy ergonomics training program over the web. Oh, and how we laughed at the idea that we needed to be told how to sit in a chair. But then I saw how so many of my co-workers c… --- ## [3G tethering or mobile hotspot options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3g-tethering-or-mobile-hotspot-options/535593)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3g-tethering-or-mobile-hotspot-options/535593 "2010-04-11T05:24:01Z")
What’s the best, most affordable option in the US for connecting laptops and other mobile electronic devices to a 3G network? Assuming I also need a cell phone, but not necessary on the same device, and assuming I’m not … --- ## [Odd Body Posturing at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-body-posturing-at-work/535613)
**Author:** [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-body-posturing-at-work/535613 "2010-04-11T02:49:56Z")
So, I have a new coworker who I’m trying to get up to speed, and there have been some issues with how to best direct her. She’s smart, but has an odd tendency, to me, with getting direction. In trying to get her to that… --- ## [More evil: the Holocaust, or chattel slavery in the antebellum South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-evil-the-holocaust-or-chattel-slavery-in-the-antebellum-south/535668)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-evil-the-holocaust-or-chattel-slavery-in-the-antebellum-south/535668 "2010-04-11T01:54:29Z")
Mods, please close this thread. --- ## [Choosing a perfume for my girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-perfume-for-my-girlfriend/535455)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-perfume-for-my-girlfriend/535455 "2010-04-11T01:40:02Z")
I want to get a perfume for my girlfriend as a gift but I am stumped. Any recommendations? --- ## [Want to leave college and return in a few years, but can I do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-leave-college-and-return-in-a-few-years-but-can-i-do-it/534977)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-leave-college-and-return-in-a-few-years-but-can-i-do-it/534977 "2010-04-10T23:37:01Z")
I went to college for the intellectual fulfillment and stimulation; I thought that it would be a place where I could find a passion and pursue my dreams. But quarter by quarter, I’ve realized that I don’t really know wh… --- ## [Recommend a Camcorder ($300-$350 range)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-camcorder-300-350-range/535525)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-camcorder-300-350-range/535525 "2010-04-10T23:29:11Z")
So Shocker Khan and I are in the market for a new camcorder and we’re looking to spend around $300-350. There seem to be a lot of decent cameras in this price range but it was hard to find any w/ enough reviews to make t… --- ## [Someone of the wrong gender makes a polite-but-serious pass at you. Are you bothered or flattered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-of-the-wrong-gender-makes-a-polite-but-serious-pass-at-you-are-you-bothered-or-flattered/534771)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-of-the-wrong-gender-makes-a-polite-but-serious-pass-at-you-are-you-bothered-or-flattered/534771 "2010-04-10T21:27:03Z")
By wrong gender, I mean male if you’re a straight male, female if you’re a gay male, female if you’re a straight female, and male if you’re a lesbian. I see no way to let the bisexuals play. By polite but serious, I mea… --- ## [Going to Guatemala](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-guatemala/535484)
**Author:** [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-guatemala/535484 "2010-04-10T20:50:46Z")
I’m going on a trip to Guatemala in May and I can use all the advice that I can get. We’re going for ten days, it looks like we’ll start out in Antigua, spend some days there, see if we can do some mountaineering and vol… --- ## [Pronounce "Racine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-racine/535366)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-racine/535366 "2010-04-10T20:36:58Z")
It’s a city in Wisconsin (and probably other states). I’ve heard it pronounced two ways. The people who live there typically pronounce it one way and the rest of us tend to pronounce it the other way (the right way:p).… --- ## [If You Had Photoshop 100 Years Ago...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-photoshop-100-years-ago/535609)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-photoshop-100-years-ago/535609 "2010-04-10T20:08:51Z")
Assuming you were the only person on earth that had a computer and Photoshop, what kind of damage/havoc could you have created? Just wondering, as back then I believe most people believed all photos were pretty much “re… --- ## [What jobs would I be qualified for in the military? (100% hypothetical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-would-i-be-qualified-for-in-the-military-100-hypothetical/535388)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-would-i-be-qualified-for-in-the-military-100-hypothetical/535388 "2010-04-10T17:33:26Z")
Background: I have a b.a., masters, and PhD in linguistics, and my area of expertise lies (roughly) in phonetics. If I were to up and head over to a recruiter’s office, would there be any commissioned or enlisted jobs th… --- ## [Debt Consolidation/ Credit Counseling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation-credit-counseling/359494)
**Author:** [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation-credit-counseling/359494 "2010-04-10T15:21:43Z")
Okay, I’ve heard all of the horror stories about disreputable credit counseling services, etc. can anyone recommend a good one? Preferably a national company? We’re located in Arkansas, and really need to get a handle on… --- ## [Anyone been to Central America recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-central-america-recently/535440)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-central-america-recently/535440 "2010-04-10T14:25:17Z")
Me and a small group of friends are going to travel around Central America this summer, July/August kind of time. Group is mostly guys, we’ll be backpacking and we’d like to go out most evenings to have a few drinks. In … --- ## [Guys: what is having sex while drunk like? Ladies: what's it like having sex with a drunk guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-is-having-sex-while-drunk-like-ladies-whats-it-like-having-sex-with-a-drunk-guy/535358)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-is-having-sex-while-drunk-like-ladies-whats-it-like-having-sex-with-a-drunk-guy/535358 "2010-04-10T14:09:33Z")
A discussion of the myth of Lot & his daughters in my current GD thread got me wondering this. I don’t drink very much and never have, and I’ve never had sex with drunk, or even buzzed. I’ve always assumed that the guy… --- ## [Purchasing a bike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purchasing-a-bike/535576)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purchasing-a-bike/535576 "2010-04-10T11:03:37Z")
A friend of mine is thinking about getting into biking - mainly city paths and some light trail riding. Along those lines he’s considering a hybrid, but is unsure of brands or if this is even a good choice for a bike ty… --- ## [Relationships after divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-after-divorce/535324)
**Author:** [@Chickie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-after-divorce/535324 "2010-04-10T10:39:37Z")
So, I’m in the enviable position of dating someone I really like, who seems to really like me in return. I’m in the unenviable position of being this person’s first relationship after a divorce, which happened about a ye… --- ## [Iconic picture of a country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-picture-of-a-country/535335)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-picture-of-a-country/535335 "2010-04-10T09:09:40Z")
Reading internet news , you get used to the iconic stock pictures that they throw in articles to correspond to a story about a country. I was thinking about the most iconic picture you can take of various countries that … --- ## [Manual or Hydrostatic lawn tractor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-or-hydrostatic-lawn-tractor/535558)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-or-hydrostatic-lawn-tractor/535558 "2010-04-10T03:55:43Z")
I’m going to buy a John Deere this weekend. I’m going to buy one from their LA100 series. I’ve narrowed it down to two - the LA105 (manual) or the LA115 (hydrostatic). Every single thing on these two machines is exactly… --- ## [Going on vacation while my vacation partner has feelings for me, need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-vacation-while-my-vacation-partner-has-feelings-for-me-need-advice/534988)
**Author:** [@Mnem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnem)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-vacation-while-my-vacation-partner-has-feelings-for-me-need-advice/534988 "2010-04-10T03:28:29Z")
I have a friend that has had a romantic interest in me in the past. Thinking this was over (and being led to assume that these feelings were resolved), I planned a trip with this friend and another person. Because we wan… --- ## [Tell the Curious Canadian how much it costs for medical aid in the USA...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-curious-canadian-how-much-it-costs-for-medical-aid-in-the-usa/535338)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-curious-canadian-how-much-it-costs-for-medical-aid-in-the-usa/535338 "2010-04-10T03:14:40Z")
The title says it all. Some examples: Annual check-up with your General Practitioner See a specialist for an consultation (Ears, Nose, Throat Dr, Cardiologist, etc) ER visit (broken leg, cut needing stitches) Birth of… --- ## [Should I take this job opportunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-this-job-opportunity/535347)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-this-job-opportunity/535347 "2010-04-10T03:00:16Z")
I have a chance for either a job, or at least an interview with ACS (Affiliated Computer Services, a Xerox company) to work at a phone bank giving customer service for iPhones. Here’s what I know about the job: The bui… --- ## [Look at porn or kitty pics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-porn-or-kitty-pics/535606)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-porn-or-kitty-pics/535606 "2010-04-10T02:09:35Z")
Mods, please kill this thread. I was trying to make a poll, but screwed up. --- ## [Parakeets and Cats: Coexisting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parakeets-and-cats-coexisting/535083)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parakeets-and-cats-coexisting/535083 "2010-04-10T01:28:23Z")
Here’s the dealie-yo. My girlfriend and I have two cats and two turtles. After we saw “How To Train Your Dragon”, we stopped at Petco next door and there was a conure named Gordie Howe that she fell in love with. Is i… --- ## [What's the Big Deal about Flash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-flash/535090)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-flash/535090 "2010-04-10T01:12:14Z")
Each of the many iPad threads mentions “lack of Flash” as one of the two main reasons not to get one. I don’t get it. Like Hitler, I was very upset by the realization that iPad does not support multi-tasking, but “no f… --- ## [Carpet is gross.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-is-gross/535229)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-is-gross/535229 "2010-04-09T22:49:23Z")
I have serious issues with wall-to-wall carpet. They’re gross. I understand why people like it-- it’s soft, it feels nice to walk on; there are few things in the world more pleasurable than walking around in bare feet … --- ## [For Single Straight Men Only-- If Two Average Women in a bar...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-single-straight-men-only-if-two-average-women-in-a-bar/534621)
**Author:** [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-single-straight-men-only-if-two-average-women-in-a-bar/534621 "2010-04-09T22:26:46Z")
…walked up to you and asked you to come home for a threesome, would you? After finding this thread I wondered if the responses would be different if you doubled the bait… So single straight guys, the question is–if two… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1966) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1968)