# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1989 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1990 --- ## [CPU in cabinet: bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-in-cabinet-bad-idea/530949)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-in-cabinet-bad-idea/530949 "2010-03-02T05:12:38Z")
I recently bought a desk that has a cabinet for the CPU. I leave the computer on all day, and I noticed that the fan runs constantly, and it is warm in the cabinet. Is that harmful for the CPU over the long run? If so, … --- ## [Shower squeegee etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-squeegee-etiquette/530542)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-squeegee-etiquette/530542 "2010-03-02T03:40:18Z")
So, I helped out an acquaintance with a little project, and she offered me the use of her shower (I was pretty filthy). Very nice guest bathroom, with a huge shower. In the shower was a very nice squeegee. WTF? I wasn’… --- ## [AGNOSTICS: what do you believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnostics-what-do-you-believe/529327)
**Author:** [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnostics-what-do-you-believe/529327 "2010-03-02T02:32:03Z")
This is a poll only for self-described agnostics based on this thread. --- ## [Guys: how desperate would you have to be to VISIT a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-desperate-would-you-have-to-be-to-visit-a-prostitute/530010)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-desperate-would-you-have-to-be-to-visit-a-prostitute/530010 "2010-03-01T22:44:22Z")
Inspiring thread. Me, since most of the pleasure of sex comes from areas of the psyche which aren’t strictly derived from the physical, I’ve never had an interest. But this question seemed like a natural. Marrieds/com… --- ## [On failing a background check, advise needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-failing-a-background-check-advise-needed/529736)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-failing-a-background-check-advise-needed/529736 "2010-03-01T22:24:50Z")
My wife, Pixilated, recently started a new job and though she has been working about a month, they’re just now finishing the background check. The short story, there were a couple of issues flagged that she will have to… --- ## [Best time to visit Vermont?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-time-to-visit-vermont/530780)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-time-to-visit-vermont/530780 "2010-03-01T22:03:35Z")
Vermont Dopers: I’m considering going to Fairlee, VT, for an adult mountain bike skills camp this year. The three available weekends are 5/21, 6/18, and 9/24. I’m assuming the May and June weather is pretty similar. How… --- ## [US Military Overseas: Memories and Opinions from Both Sides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-overseas-memories-and-opinions-from-both-sides/530782)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-overseas-memories-and-opinions-from-both-sides/530782 "2010-03-01T20:29:27Z")
Since the end of WWII (and maybe even before?) the US has based thousands of its troops and their families overseas, primarily in Germany, Japan, and South Korea, but also in Italy, Greece, the Philippines, Panama, the U… --- ## [Asking someone out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-someone-out/528965)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-someone-out/528965 "2010-03-01T20:22:47Z")
Not a type of question I often see here, but I thought I’d ask it because the information provided in this section is often well thought out. I realize that this comes quite naturally for a lot of people but this is one … --- ## [Exercise is not fun! Or, Am I doing it wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-is-not-fun-or-am-i-doing-it-wrong/529013)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-is-not-fun-or-am-i-doing-it-wrong/529013 "2010-03-01T20:03:17Z")
This thread started from a hijack that I caused over here. Basically, I’ve started exercising recently, and as of yet, I have not started to feel better, feel less stress, or feel any of the benefits that my doctors and … --- ## [What's in your "Room 101"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-room-101/530704)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-room-101/530704 "2010-03-01T19:47:17Z")
I’m sure we’ve done this before, but I guess it’s time to do it again. In Orwell’s \*1984, \*there’s a “Room 101,” which is a torture chamber. For each victim, the room contains the one thing that is his “worst nightmare.… --- ## [Help me buy a car (and not get hosed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-car-and-not-get-hosed/530673)
**Author:** [@luxiia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luxiia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-car-and-not-get-hosed/530673 "2010-03-01T18:06:33Z")
I’m currently looking into buying a used car, something I’ve never done on my own. I have a few concerns, and I don’t want to go into a dealership looking like an idiot, or getting screwed. I have about $1000 to put dow… --- ## [Spending Money for College Kids - How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-money-for-college-kids-how-much/530134)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-money-for-college-kids-how-much/530134 "2010-03-01T15:53:55Z")
I realize there is no one answer to this question, but ideas/thoughts apprciated. Our son is off to college in August. Like all Freshmen, he’ll be staying in a dorm and we’ve signed him up for a more-than-adequate food… --- ## [How to Be an Undesirable Neighbor (without breaking the law)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-an-undesirable-neighbor-without-breaking-the-law/530800)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-an-undesirable-neighbor-without-breaking-the-law/530800 "2010-03-01T15:50:24Z")
A registered sex offender has moved into the house next door to ours. They’re renters, a couple of houses in our little subdivision are usually rented out and this is one of them. It’s not one of those “She told me she… --- ## [Going to Spain! (tips, suggestions, etc. appreciated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-spain-tips-suggestions-etc-appreciated/529433)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-spain-tips-suggestions-etc-appreciated/529433 "2010-03-01T14:09:27Z")
I mentioned in someone else’s thread a while back that CrazyCatLady and I are going to Spain next month. Since it’s finally getting close enough that we’re making real plans I thought I’d open it up to suggestions. We’… --- ## [What's the best way to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-go/530839)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-go/530839 "2010-03-01T12:39:38Z")
Once when my girlfriend and I were going at it quite vigorously, and I was hot and sweaty and panting for breath I said (not seriously) “I’m gonna die”. Without missing a beat her response was “Die happy”. That really m… --- ## [A good bag for a 17" laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-bag-for-a-17-laptop/530713)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-bag-for-a-17-laptop/530713 "2010-03-01T12:34:40Z")
As mentioned in the other thread about 17" laptops, I recently purchased one, and it arrived this week. Yay! However…I now need a bag for it. I have a messenger bag I use for work and whatnot, but it’s not big enough, … --- ## [Grade-school teachers and the no Pokemon rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-teachers-and-the-no-pokemon-rule/529990)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-teachers-and-the-no-pokemon-rule/529990 "2010-03-01T05:12:33Z")
Last year my son was a second grader. He had a number of assignments throughout the year that included the phrase: “…and no Pokemon!” He was asked to read and do brief reports on several chapter books, for example. He ha… --- ## [Fukeneh ! Go Canada Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fukeneh-go-canada-go/530733)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fukeneh-go-canada-go/530733 "2010-03-01T04:47:33Z")
Just came back from Vancouver, where I spent two days roaming the streets and bought the T shirt bearing the exclamation “Fukeneh!”. That is how I’m feeling right now. We couldn’t really afford tickets to any of the … --- ## [Those without College Degree: Harder to find White Collar job in today's US Economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-without-college-degree-harder-to-find-white-collar-job-in-todays-us-economy/530511)
**Author:** [@O2BDumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/O2BDumb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-without-college-degree-harder-to-find-white-collar-job-in-todays-us-economy/530511 "2010-03-01T02:22:15Z")
Is it my imagination or are those of us without college degrees slowly being phased out of the U.S. company hiring process for higher salary white collar (office) workers? I do recognize that it’s an employer’s market t… --- ## [Welsh, Cornish, Irish, Scottish, and Manx Dopers: how important is Celtic language revival to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welsh-cornish-irish-scottish-and-manx-dopers-how-important-is-celtic-language-revival-to-you/530227)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welsh-cornish-irish-scottish-and-manx-dopers-how-important-is-celtic-language-revival-to-you/530227 "2010-02-28T23:50:00Z")
I’m interested in linguistics, language death, and language revival, and there’s some exciting things going on with regard to the revival and promotion of the surviving Celtic languages in Britain: Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)… --- ## [Help me find this particular YouTube series on skepticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-particular-youtube-series-on-skepticism/530209)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-particular-youtube-series-on-skepticism/530209 "2010-02-28T23:42:29Z")
I watched it a year or two ago, but my memory is already hazy, so apologies if I mess up the details. It’s a series of perhaps a dozen videos, each ten minutes long, on skepticism, with a focus on atheism. They were cle… --- ## [Where in the US do dopers live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-us-do-dopers-live/530722)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-us-do-dopers-live/530722 "2010-02-28T23:39:02Z")
Where do you live? Here’s a list of the biggest 20 US cities. Which one is you. If you live reasonably close to a metroplex, vote for that that one (eg if you live in Daly City, vote for San Francisco) --- ## [How desperate would you have to be to become a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-desperate-would-you-have-to-be-to-become-a-prostitute/529696)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-desperate-would-you-have-to-be-to-become-a-prostitute/529696 "2010-02-28T21:31:09Z")
(Note: since most men would have little difficulty being paid to have sex, let’s stipulate that you’re stuck in an Deuce Bigelow situation: having to service clients undesirable enough that Viagra is a work-related expen… --- ## [New Orleans: Pack a Winter Coat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-pack-a-winter-coat/530714)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-pack-a-winter-coat/530714 "2010-02-28T18:44:24Z")
What outerwear are they wearing in New Orleans by day/night for today’s weather? Should I pack a winter coat, although I’d rather leave the bulky thing home! --- ## [Battles your parents won't give up on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battles-your-parents-wont-give-up-on/529945)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battles-your-parents-wont-give-up-on/529945 "2010-02-28T18:14:53Z")
When I got my own room at the age of 12, my mother told me that I should open my window before I went to sleep. I’m 24 years old right now and I have rarely left the window open before bed. I just simply forget unless it… --- ## [Asheville NC - please weigh in on our tourism choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asheville-nc-please-weigh-in-on-our-tourism-choices/529077)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asheville-nc-please-weigh-in-on-our-tourism-choices/529077 "2010-02-28T17:58:52Z")
I and a couple of friends will be in Asheville for a conference next week. Most of our time and meals will be taken up with the conference, but we will have a small number of hours and meals to ourselves, plus we’re fly… --- ## [Interesting non-indigenous minority groups around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-non-indigenous-minority-groups-around-the-world/530234)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-non-indigenous-minority-groups-around-the-world/530234 "2010-02-28T17:43:55Z")
I’m interested in hearing about lesser-known, non-indigenous minority groups around the world. The “minority” status can be ethnic, linguistic, religious, or cultural. If there was an identifiable historical event at w… --- ## [Help buying a dishwasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-buying-a-dishwasher/529785)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-buying-a-dishwasher/529785 "2010-02-28T15:24:13Z")
OK, I need some help here. I am about to replace my standard (24") width dishwasher and have been doing research. Every place there are reviews, the reviews are completely contradictory. One will say it is the quietest d… --- ## [Recommend me a hotel in Manhattan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hotel-in-manhattan/530032)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hotel-in-manhattan/530032 "2010-02-28T15:17:26Z")
I’m maybe looking for a room in New York for a couple of nights in a few weeks. I don’t really want to spend more than about $110/night, and I want something decent and clean. Any good experiences at a place like that? --- ## [Grammar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question/530689)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question/530689 "2010-02-28T09:41:46Z")
I read in Wikipedia this definition of “buckaroo”: “The sport of stacking as many things as you can on top of an unconscious friend before they wake up.” It does not sound right to me. Shouldn’t we say before he wakes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1988) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1990)