# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1977 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1978 --- ## [Serious question for large-breasted women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-for-large-breasted-women/533108)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-for-large-breasted-women/533108 "2010-03-23T21:03:45Z")
Do your breasts shrink disproportionally when you lose weight, or do they maintain about the same relation to the rest of your body? --- ## [Phoenix spring training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-spring-training/533505)
**Author:** [@mo50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mo50)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-spring-training/533505 "2010-03-23T19:48:59Z")
Will be visiting Phoenix next week, staying in Scottsdale, primarily to catch the last week of baseball spring training, but also just to get away & enjoy some (hopefully) nice weather. Thought about a side/day trip to… --- ## [Bell-dinging Etiquette for Bikers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bell-dinging-etiquette-for-bikers/533139)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bell-dinging-etiquette-for-bikers/533139 "2010-03-23T18:51:18Z")
This is a question I’ve wondered about for about a year, but never thought to ask the SDMB about. Situation: I’m a cyclist year-round. While I try to stick to the road when I can, part of my commute is on shared pedestri… --- ## [30 Years After The Scandal - Tell All, Or Keep Mum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-after-the-scandal-tell-all-or-keep-mum/533447)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-after-the-scandal-tell-all-or-keep-mum/533447 "2010-03-23T17:27:18Z")
Almost 30 years ago, there was a bit of a political scandal that hit the media and was fairly big news for about two weeks. I was indirectly involved, in the sense that I knew what really happened, first hand. However,… --- ## [I have a job, but got offered another.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-but-got-offered-another/533356)
**Author:** [@Bologna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bologna)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-job-but-got-offered-another/533356 "2010-03-23T17:12:27Z")
Feelings of survivors guilt in this economy notwithstanding… I have a decent job right now. It’s a small business with a tech-startup feel. Security is ok; it depends on the tides of business. I work about 50-55 hours a… --- ## [Dorian Gray is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-is/533046)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-is/533046 "2010-03-23T16:50:28Z")
Without Googling, give your answer. --- ## [\[dream, attacked, abstract art, chicken\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-attacked-abstract-art-chicken/533424)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-attacked-abstract-art-chicken/533424 "2010-03-23T16:41:02Z")
I’m fairly sure the whole question can’t be fit in the title. So: have you? (and this isn’t a joke thread, please don’t close it) --- ## [How to counter "energy can't be destroyed."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-counter-energy-cant-be-destroyed/533322)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-counter-energy-cant-be-destroyed/533322 "2010-03-23T16:37:21Z")
I have a friend who’s Wiccan. I’ve argued the historical legitimacy of the religion, the lack of scientific evidence for basically anything having to do with the faith, but I’m lost for a response when she starts talking… --- ## [A question about sexual orientation & loss of virginity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sexual-orientation-loss-of-virginity/532772)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sexual-orientation-loss-of-virginity/532772 "2010-03-23T15:40:48Z")
Do you think you lost your virginity earlier, about the same time, or later than most of your age cohort? Why do you think that is? Might it have been a different story if you were gay rather than straight, or vice ve… --- ## ["Black people must leave...." A Walmart incident.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-must-leave-a-walmart-incident/532887)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-must-leave-a-walmart-incident/532887 "2010-03-23T14:38:42Z")
The link to the reported incident. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Black-people-must-leave-NJ-apf-1749619349.html?x=0 I don’t know why people get all bent out of shape. It was obviously a stupid prank, probably by a for… --- ## [How to make friends with the neighbors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-friends-with-the-neighbors/533275)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-friends-with-the-neighbors/533275 "2010-03-23T12:58:56Z")
My wife and I just moved into a new area and we would like to make some new friends. We met some neighbors down the street earlier and they seem pretty nice, and roughly in the same stage of life as we are. What are so… --- ## [Memorial card etiquette question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-card-etiquette-question/533370)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-card-etiquette-question/533370 "2010-03-23T07:58:45Z")
I have a bunch of memorial cards to fill out. On one side, I have to mail out a ton of cards to each person who donated in the name of Person X. On the other side, I have to send a card for each person who donated to the… --- ## [Census Mailer Says Look for Census in Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-mailer-says-look-for-census-in-mail/532912)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-mailer-says-look-for-census-in-mail/532912 "2010-03-23T05:02:33Z")
Do we really need our tax dollars spent by the US Census Bureau to remind us to look for the Census coming soon in the mail? How much is that pre-mailer costing taxpayers, alone? :mad: --- ## [Ran over a wild animal. Do you go stop or go back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ran-over-a-wild-animal-do-you-go-stop-or-go-back/532467)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ran-over-a-wild-animal-do-you-go-stop-or-go-back/532467 "2010-03-23T02:06:32Z")
Last night Mr moon and I were on our way home and ran over a raccoon. It was in the other lane, but was around a curve, so we didn’t see it until we were already pretty close. Instead of going forward, it turned around a… --- ## [Offer me advice: my oldest child is turning 13.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-me-advice-my-oldest-child-is-turning-13/532563)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-me-advice-my-oldest-child-is-turning-13/532563 "2010-03-23T01:59:30Z")
I have 4 kids that are more or less 2 years apart. My oldest is a boy who is about to turn 13. Seeing as I have nothing but teenage years ahead of me for the next, um, 14ish years… I could use some advice. They are a… --- ## [Cell Phone Advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-advice/532388)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-advice/532388 "2010-03-23T00:26:48Z")
I have never owned a cell phone. Now, with Dad’s health an issue, I may need one. It must be cheap. The per-month must be cheap. I care nothing for bells & whistles. Advice? --- ## [Why does my kitty do this? (Strange eating behavior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-kitty-do-this-strange-eating-behavior/533078)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-kitty-do-this-strange-eating-behavior/533078 "2010-03-22T23:16:14Z")
My 5YO kitty Ponch is fed, almost exclusively\*, Iams dry cat food. But he will not eat it directly from his food dish. He bats the bits of kibble onto the floor with his paw. Sometimes he seems focused on creating a very… --- ## [Who does this guy look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-this-guy-look-like/533132)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-this-guy-look-like/533132 "2010-03-22T22:33:44Z")
Picture of a man, please ignore the name, selected at random for purposes of this thread. With credit to two older threads from about this time last year: Who does this guy remind you of? 03-27-2009, 03:45 PM Tours d… --- ## [Tell me about the art of negotiation for consumers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-art-of-negotiation-for-consumers/533342)
**Author:** [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-art-of-negotiation-for-consumers/533342 "2010-03-22T22:00:37Z")
Do you sell to the public, or as a customer, have you bought things traditionally negotiated for price? Specifically, looking for advice or experience on how you get the best price, from either side of the table, based o… --- ## [Han Guk dopers, sipsio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-guk-dopers-sipsio/533254)
**Author:** [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-guk-dopers-sipsio/533254 "2010-03-22T21:56:42Z")
I’ve started a new job working with a Korean post-doc whose English is not the best. It’s isn’t bad, but he forgets words every now and then, and is apologetic about it. I know exactly his situation, as my French is some… --- ## [Did Anybody Really Like Adolph Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-really-like-adolph-hitler/529361)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-really-like-adolph-hitler/529361 "2010-03-22T21:32:12Z")
I have just been reading the German-American radio journalist H.V. Kaltenborn’s memoirs (“It Seems Like Yesterday”). Kaltenborn was one of the very few foreign journalists who ever interviewed Hitler-and he did so sever… --- ## [Need idea for a sciency patch for a rugby jacket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-idea-for-a-sciency-patch-for-a-rugby-jacket/533339)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-idea-for-a-sciency-patch-for-a-rugby-jacket/533339 "2010-03-22T20:14:02Z")
I play on a rugby team where I have gotten the nickname “scientist”. They have a tradition of giving a sports coat to the “man of the match” each game. He adds a patch or some other decoration to the thing and the next … --- ## [Altitude Sickness: Come assuage or confirm my paranoia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altitude-sickness-come-assuage-or-confirm-my-paranoia/533045)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altitude-sickness-come-assuage-or-confirm-my-paranoia/533045 "2010-03-22T17:54:36Z")
I’m going to Peru next week and the more I read up on altitude sickness, the less I want to go. I’ve been a flatlander my whole life and while I’ve travelled around the world, I’ve managed to avoid mountainous areas up '… --- ## [Tell me about satellite/XM radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-satellite-xm-radio/533302)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-satellite-xm-radio/533302 "2010-03-22T17:53:45Z")
My new truck came with a free 3 month subscription to XM/satellite radio. I know next to nothing about XM or what’s on it, except Howard Stern moved to satellite (or something like it). What’s good out there? Do the s… --- ## [Is anyone actually running out of gmail space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-actually-running-out-of-gmail-space/533011)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-actually-running-out-of-gmail-space/533011 "2010-03-22T17:24:19Z")
Inspired by this article: Free Up Space in Gmail by Backing Up Everything First Is there anyone who’s seriously running out of space in their gmail account? I mean, I send and receive a lot of email, and my current acco… --- ## [How do I convince my mother that the plural of anecdote is not data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-mother-that-the-plural-of-anecdote-is-not-data/533251)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-mother-that-the-plural-of-anecdote-is-not-data/533251 "2010-03-22T16:36:51Z")
Back story: My wife was diagnosed with scleroderma four years ago. Sclerodermais an incurable, progressive, debilitating auto-immune disease that causes damage to the lungs, kidneys and digestive system, as well as causi… --- ## [Phrases you've seen mangled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youve-seen-mangled/531141)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youve-seen-mangled/531141 "2010-03-22T15:27:45Z")
This is kind of like threads where various misspellings drive you nuts, but this one is about phrases and cliches. These can be spoken as well as written. The latest one I’ve heard was “If money was no option, where wou… --- ## [Need help setting up a movie studio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-setting-up-a-movie-studio/533341)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-setting-up-a-movie-studio/533341 "2010-03-22T15:24:35Z")
Well…the thread title is stretching it a bit. For work I need to setup a mini-video studio. Nothing much, basically enough for 2-4 people to be interviewed. Thing is no one in the office knows the first thing about th… --- ## [Help Me Choose A New Bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-bicycle/533036)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-bicycle/533036 "2010-03-22T14:24:15Z")
Ah, I think at long last the weather will be getting pleasant soon. Time for the wife and I to replace the bikes that we sold prior to leaving Kwaj and have some spring and summer fun riding around. Only thing is, it’s… --- ## [Identify this dog breed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-dog-breed/533239)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-dog-breed/533239 "2010-03-22T14:21:03Z")
My husband and I recently put our Siberian Husky to sleep, but have another younger dog that needs a companion. On our walks at the dog park, we see this one type of dog that we are really interested in. Our searches thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1976) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1978)