# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1987 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1988 --- ## [Stopping a 15-month old boy from biting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-a-15-month-old-boy-from-biting/531093)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-a-15-month-old-boy-from-biting/531093 "2010-03-05T02:42:05Z")
I’m his Nanny. He has started biting…HARD! He bit into my sweatshirt-covered shoulder hard enough to leave a bruise and today he bit me in the face twice. Sometimes you can tell what he’s up to; sometimes he seems to … --- ## [Getting back to Webmastering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-back-to-webmastering/530756)
**Author:** [@Hentzau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentzau)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-back-to-webmastering/530756 "2010-03-05T02:23:22Z")
The last time I made a living at webmastering was about ten years ago. It was for a catalog electonics retailer who had heard about the interwebs and decided that they needed to be there. So they got me some books and … --- ## [What's the psychology behind liking the wilderness and being in remote areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-psychology-behind-liking-the-wilderness-and-being-in-remote-areas/530816)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-psychology-behind-liking-the-wilderness-and-being-in-remote-areas/530816 "2010-03-05T01:59:09Z")
Hiking. Camping, especially backwoods. Float trips. Traveling on backroads instead of interstates. Living in the country. What draws us to such places and activities? With me…I like to just get in my car and drive to s… --- ## [Going to Puerto Rico. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-puerto-rico-suggestions/531277)
**Author:** [@A.Selene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Selene)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-puerto-rico-suggestions/531277 "2010-03-05T01:36:37Z")
I’m heading to Puerto Rico next week for a few days. Thank Og for vacations. I’ll be staying in San Juan, and am planning on some time on the beach just reading and drinking. I’ve never been to Puerto Rico before. An… --- ## [Would you throw a party for yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-throw-a-party-for-yourself/530996)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-throw-a-party-for-yourself/530996 "2010-03-05T01:22:06Z")
A couple of years ago, a girl that I was seeing received a promotion at work, and decided to throw herself a party. She booked a large room in a bar and sent out invitations. I found it very odd, and this was actually … --- ## [Ordering for someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-for-someone-else/528772)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-for-someone-else/528772 "2010-03-04T22:50:31Z")
Inspired by last night’s Grey’s Anatomy - does anyone actually do this anymore? Did anyone actually ever do this / have this done to them? That is, going to a restaurant, especially on a date, and the man orders the woma… --- ## [Smelling a Fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smelling-a-fever/531229)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smelling-a-fever/531229 "2010-03-04T22:42:20Z")
My wife and her mother claim they can smell when children have a fever. It’s usually when I’ve noticed my daughters behavior changing; it could be they’re cranky, or tired, etc. Then my mother-in-law would hold my daug… --- ## [Re "name napping" is it wrong to use the name of friend's baby in naming your child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-name-napping-is-it-wrong-to-use-the-name-of-friends-baby-in-naming-your-child/530854)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-name-napping-is-it-wrong-to-use-the-name-of-friends-baby-in-naming-your-child/530854 "2010-03-04T22:22:57Z")
Re this article Name Napping is So Wrong, But I Got Nothin’ Is using the name of a friend’s baby really all that wrong? It’s kind of a compliment in a way. --- ## [Your experience with condo associations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-condo-associations/529679)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-condo-associations/529679 "2010-03-04T18:52:18Z")
I’m not asking for legal advice here. Just curious as to how these things often work out. My friend owns a condo. It’s the middle unit of 3. The other day he went into his home office to find that 3/4 of the carpet was … --- ## [Calling Dental Hygienists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-dental-hygienists/531311)
**Author:** [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-dental-hygienists/531311 "2010-03-04T18:28:43Z")
I’m transcribing a market research focus group for dental products, and one of the participants is talking about their intraoral camera, and how they use that to show patients before and after images. She says the follo… --- ## [What's your favorite flash-based website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-flash-based-website/531031)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-flash-based-website/531031 "2010-03-04T18:10:39Z")
(Other than Hulu.com.) I have flash disabled on my browser at home (can’t do anything about it at work), and I have an iPhone - I could care less about flash. Yet in all the ipad threads on the intarwebs, I see much gn… --- ## [Name my new business Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-business-please/531174)
**Author:** [@shellyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellyg)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-business-please/531174 "2010-03-04T17:09:42Z")
I’m toying with the idea of starting a personal communication service that would pair (using a website/iphone app) lost tourists with student translators who would help anglophones with sticky situations (banking, gettin… --- ## [funny romantic "lines"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-romantic-lines/531266)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-romantic-lines/531266 "2010-03-04T16:32:25Z")
Hi folks, Similar to this thread, i would like to use a couple of funny romantic lines on my girlfriend. One of the lines from that sitcom was something like, “Baby i thank god for every mistake i’ve ever made because t… --- ## [Signs of female interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-of-female-interest/529148)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-of-female-interest/529148 "2010-03-04T15:44:11Z")
Inspired by this thread: Women making the first move - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board Melodyharmonius said :" Guys will be the first to admit that they can be clueless about the things us gals consid… --- ## [Sending out generic resume's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-out-generic-resumes/531102)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-out-generic-resumes/531102 "2010-03-04T15:36:54Z")
I’m getting really frustrated at how hard it is to find a job. I apply for specific job openings but I’m getting desperate and really tempted to just send out resumes to companies. Would this hurt me, help me, or make … --- ## [Would you give anyone a brand new car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-anyone-a-brand-new-car/530967)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-anyone-a-brand-new-car/530967 "2010-03-04T15:32:11Z")
Let’s say you got married and your wife needed a car. Maybe your kid is at an age where he needs a car. Maybe some relative could really use a car. Is there any circumstance under which you would buy someone a brand n… --- ## [Are you in America or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-america-or-not/530988)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-america-or-not/530988 "2010-03-04T15:16:23Z")
Inspired by this thread about new guidelines on dates in thread titles, a real quick snapshot poll of who is in America and who isn’t in America. Poll incoming! --- ## [Alternative Teacher Certification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-teacher-certification/531254)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-teacher-certification/531254 "2010-03-04T15:03:52Z")
This is a follow-up to this thread that I started a couple of weeks ago. Quick recap: I earned my BS in Math about a year ago, I’m currently in a Master’s program (statistics) that I do not like, and from time to time I… --- ## [The name that defines your lifetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-that-defines-your-lifetime/531014)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-that-defines-your-lifetime/531014 "2010-03-04T12:26:12Z")
There have been names that not only have become historical landmarks but that tend to define an era in history. Names like: Alexander the Great Julius Caesar Chalemagne Genghis Khan Napoleon George Washington Abr… --- ## [Another chicken and egg question. Do eggs taste like chicken to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-chicken-and-egg-question-do-eggs-taste-like-chicken-to-you/531193)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-chicken-and-egg-question-do-eggs-taste-like-chicken-to-you/531193 "2010-03-04T08:41:58Z")
I’m not interested in which came first, for now. Do you think eggs taste like chicken, even a bit? Or that chicken sometimes tastes a bit like egg? I mean, obviously, they’re made of kinda the same stuff, but do you ev… --- ## [Do you (guys) or your man (ladies) groom his pubes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146 "2010-03-04T08:03:15Z")
I know there has always been trends among women in grooming themselves down below, but based upon my unofficial observation polls at the gyms there is an increase in man-grooming. I’m wondering if there is a trend based… --- ## [Which of these public transit options would you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-public-transit-options-would-you-take/531018)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-public-transit-options-would-you-take/531018 "2010-03-04T06:08:30Z")
I’m trying to decide between two possibilities for commuting for the next three months: Possibility A: Drive about 4.5 miles to a train. Ride train for about 20 minutes into downtown. Catch bus for last mile to office… --- ## [Why is using a constant virus scanner on my PC such a big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-using-a-constant-virus-scanner-on-my-pc-such-a-big-deal/530332)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-using-a-constant-virus-scanner-on-my-pc-such-a-big-deal/530332 "2010-03-04T03:37:47Z")
\*this is part rant and part serious question Why do people tell me I am foolish for not using a virus scanner on my computer? Every time this comes up in conversation, people look at me like I’ve been having unprotected… --- ## [Do you hold grudges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hold-grudges/531109)
**Author:** [@HotSmoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotSmoke)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hold-grudges/531109 "2010-03-04T03:25:13Z")
I was wondering if any of you hold grudges. If you do,for how long? I used to have a friend who quit talking to me for a year because of some percieved slight at a bar one night. To this day I still have no idea what th… --- ## [Best method for using old computer as file storage (XP sharing, VPN, FreeNAS, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-for-using-old-computer-as-file-storage-xp-sharing-vpn-freenas-etc/531076)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-for-using-old-computer-as-file-storage-xp-sharing-vpn-freenas-etc/531076 "2010-03-04T02:12:16Z")
Since i got a new computer a little while back, my old desktop is now sitting idle and i want to use it as either a file server or some other form of network attached storage. I’m trying to work out, though, which setup … --- ## [If you could fund something for a year, what would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-fund-something-for-a-year-what-would-it-be/531100)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-fund-something-for-a-year-what-would-it-be/531100 "2010-03-04T01:23:11Z")
You’re rich. Like disgustingly, insanely, couldn’t spend it all in your lifetime if you really really tried rich. But you want to do something worthy with your dough. So you decide that for one year, you will fully fund … --- ## [NY Times Magazine Article: Depression's Upside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-magazine-article-depressions-upside/530917)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-magazine-article-depressions-upside/530917 "2010-03-04T00:49:24Z")
By Jonah Lehrer, a writer on neurology topics - author of the Frontal Cortex Blog and the book How We Decide Article here It basically argues that depression may have a purpose from an evolutionary psychology perspecti… --- ## [Ever get the attitude: you work hard, but since you love your job it doesn't really "count"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-attitude-you-work-hard-but-since-you-love-your-job-it-doesnt-really-count/530352)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-attitude-you-work-hard-but-since-you-love-your-job-it-doesnt-really-count/530352 "2010-03-04T00:47:42Z")
I wonder if anyone else has had this come up in a relationship: I enjoy my job pretty much, but there are times when I’m working twelve or fourteen hour days and feel pretty beat by the end of the day. When I come home,… --- ## [Anybody Who Knows Me At All Knows That . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-who-knows-me-at-all-knows-that/530313)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-who-knows-me-at-all-knows-that/530313 "2010-03-03T22:27:30Z")
Finish the following sentence: Anybody who knows me at all knows that . . . --- ## [Does anyone here have a Honda Insight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-honda-insight/531035)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-honda-insight/531035 "2010-03-03T21:34:32Z")
My local Honda dealership is running a great deal on Insights right now ($219/LX; $239/EX and $279/EX-NAV, no down payment, 36 months, 12000miles/year, this is very close to the same prices for a 4 door Accord). Anyways… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1986) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1988)