# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1990 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1991 --- ## [Is now a good time to buy real estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-real-estate/530520)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-real-estate/530520 "2010-02-28T08:13:19Z")
Have real estate prices bottomed out or are we about to see a further collapse? What about mortgage rates, what will they look like in a year or two? --- ## [Books on Isolation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-isolation/530496)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-isolation/530496 "2010-02-28T06:24:35Z")
Sorry if I’m posting this in the wrong place. I wasn’t sure if it should go here or in Cafe Society. Can anybody recommend some good non-fiction books on the effects of isolation? --- ## [Lowest miles per year on a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowest-miles-per-year-on-a-car/530100)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowest-miles-per-year-on-a-car/530100 "2010-02-28T06:22:54Z")
Inspired by this thread: What’s the lowest miles per year on a car you currently or formerly owned? I currently have two contenders: A 2002 Oldsmobile with 31,000 miles on it. So the answer for that would be 31,000/8, … --- ## [What's The Watergate Hotel Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-watergate-hotel-like/530657)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-watergate-hotel-like/530657 "2010-02-27T23:27:27Z")
I have never been there. Has anyone here stayed in the Watergate Hotel and Complex? Both now or in the early 70s when it became famous. What were your impressions of it? What level of hotel was it? Was it upscale like t… --- ## [Bifocals: Do not want, but need.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bifocals-do-not-want-but-need/529971)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bifocals-do-not-want-but-need/529971 "2010-02-27T20:47:49Z")
At my last eye examination the optometrist gently suggested I look into getting bifocals. I was 39. In the words of my daughter, I flipped a tit. No, no, no too young! Bifocals are for old people! I used to work in an o… --- ## [Mentioning personal growth on a job application?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentioning-personal-growth-on-a-job-application/530533)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentioning-personal-growth-on-a-job-application/530533 "2010-02-27T20:07:07Z")
I’m applying for a summer job of potential long-term value. Turns out the person handling the applications is a former teacher of mine (the circles are small in my line of work). Back in the day, I was a troubled guy, an… --- ## [Potential in-laws hate/disapprove of you. Dealbreaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-in-laws-hate-disapprove-of-you-dealbreaker/530541)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-in-laws-hate-disapprove-of-you-dealbreaker/530541 "2010-02-27T17:16:27Z")
My late husband’s family disliked me (and I them!) and we knew this before marrying. We went ahead with the marriage, and it caused some definite stress. Now, I’m inclined to think that I wouldn’t want to do that again… --- ## [Poll: Which terms do your use for the two sides of the abortion debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-terms-do-your-use-for-the-two-sides-of-the-abortion-debate/530118)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-terms-do-your-use-for-the-two-sides-of-the-abortion-debate/530118 "2010-02-27T16:58:33Z")
This thread has been sidetracked by terms used by me to describe the two sides of the abortion debate. Apparently anti-abortion people don’t like being called “anti.” So what terms do you prefer? --- ## [Crazy stuff your school bus driver did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-stuff-your-school-bus-driver-did/233484)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-stuff-your-school-bus-driver-did/233484 "2010-02-27T16:20:44Z")
Inspired by this thread by Bosda. I was just wondering what sort of crazy stuff your school bus driver did. Once during the am rush hour traffic, we were cruising down a main road with heavy traffic and the speed limit… --- ## [Do You Have A Hard Time Remembering Where You Know People From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-hard-time-remembering-where-you-know-people-from/530401)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-hard-time-remembering-where-you-know-people-from/530401 "2010-02-27T15:07:21Z")
This happens to me \*all \*the time, and I find it excrutiatingly embarrassing. This morning I rolled into a Starbucks, and while standing in line, the inevitable tap on the shoulder, and a “Hi!” Familiar face… where do … --- ## [So I am having a hysterectomy next week- some helpful advice appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-having-a-hysterectomy-next-week-some-helpful-advice-appreciated/522797)
**Author:** [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-having-a-hysterectomy-next-week-some-helpful-advice-appreciated/522797 "2010-02-27T14:46:56Z")
For the last 6 weeks since I got an abnormal pap smear result, I have been in and out of my gynaecologist’s office and the hospital having various tests and procedures - colposcopy, hysteroscopy, D&C, punch biopsies, lar… --- ## [Divorced and widowed Dopers: what'd you do with the jewelry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-and-widowed-dopers-whatd-you-do-with-the-jewelry/530451)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-and-widowed-dopers-whatd-you-do-with-the-jewelry/530451 "2010-02-27T09:27:10Z")
I put my wedding band in the mail this morning to be sold. I remarked to someone that, while I don’t feel any strong attachment to the ring, I still felt very odd about doing it. I have sent away the greatest single phys… --- ## [How do you feel about being a restaurant "regular"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-being-a-restaurant-regular/529979)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-being-a-restaurant-regular/529979 "2010-02-27T08:30:01Z")
After reading the OP in this thread, I was reminded of a conversation I had recently wherein we discussed how we felt about being a regular at a restaurant. This was after having played tour guide for a couple of out-of-… --- ## [2 or more infants together, what to they do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-or-more-infants-together-what-to-they-do/530447)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-or-more-infants-together-what-to-they-do/530447 "2010-02-27T07:26:18Z")
If you have 2 (or more) infants just put in a crib together, will they tend to group together or take their own space in their? Will they cling to each other forming what is commonly seen with kittens and what I would a… --- ## [“What's your favorite ...” Website ., (that isn't the Dope)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-website-that-isnt-the-dope/528675)
**Author:** [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-website-that-isnt-the-dope/528675 "2010-02-27T06:10:33Z")
I know your loathe to admit it, but you DO look at other sites. In the self serving interest of broadening my already bloated array of 'net sites that I can currently waste a lot of time on, I ask you the question. Per… --- ## [Another take on Female Interest/Clueless Guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-take-on-female-interest-clueless-guys/530432)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-take-on-female-interest-clueless-guys/530432 "2010-02-27T05:37:08Z")
Inspired by the Multiple Obvious Clues thread. I am most definitely one of those guys. I never, ever see the signs (not that it happens all that often). A woman would have to smack me across the head with a 4x4 to get… --- ## [Is it okay to tell a stranger they look like someone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-tell-a-stranger-they-look-like-someone-famous/530070)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-tell-a-stranger-they-look-like-someone-famous/530070 "2010-02-27T05:25:53Z")
Occasionally at work I share the elevator with a woman who looks exactly like a slightly younger Caroline Kennedy. I’ve never spoken to this woman, I don’t know who she is, and we don’t work at the same company, but I h… --- ## [Really? THAT'S What You Called The Fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-thats-what-you-called-the-fish/530365)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-thats-what-you-called-the-fish/530365 "2010-02-27T04:13:23Z")
Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Not kidding. --- ## [Job interview-what to wear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-what-to-wear/530527)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-what-to-wear/530527 "2010-02-27T03:31:37Z")
This would have been a good question for that ‘Ask the interviewer’ thread from last week, but it’s old enough now that I didn’t want to run afoul of the rules about threadomancy. I may have a few job interviews coming … --- ## [Favorite Kitchen (grease) Cleaner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kitchen-grease-cleaner/530273)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kitchen-grease-cleaner/530273 "2010-02-27T00:03:22Z")
What’s your favorite cleaner for that nasty, cooked-on sludge? I have a stainless steel JennAire cooktop that has been ignored too long. If you recommend a harsh product to get through the cooked on stuff, do you also … --- ## [Women: Do you ask for your SO's opinion about "girl stuff"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ask-for-your-sos-opinion-about-girl-stuff/529768)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ask-for-your-sos-opinion-about-girl-stuff/529768 "2010-02-26T23:30:46Z")
Starting this thread to avoid further hijacking another thread. Every once in a while my wife will ask my opinion about a purse or some other item of “girl stuff.” I think this is a somewhat jerky thing to do because I… --- ## [Find a Dead Ringer for Adolf Hitler (images)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-a-dead-ringer-for-adolf-hitler-images/530398)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-a-dead-ringer-for-adolf-hitler-images/530398 "2010-02-26T22:39:34Z")
In the tantalizing thread Is it okay to tell a stranger they look like someone famous? the issue has come up that one should refrain from pointing out that someone has a very strong resemblance to someone else that would… --- ## [A Cat Litter Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-litter-question/529966)
**Author:** [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-litter-question/529966 "2010-02-26T21:07:40Z")
Like most cat owners, I scoop out my cats’ litter box daily. Generally, I use the plastic bags I get from the grocery store simply because I don’t have any other ideas. However, I realize that it is both bad for the en… --- ## [Jehovah's Witnesses who have renounced their beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovahs-witnesses-who-have-renounced-their-beliefs/530013)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovahs-witnesses-who-have-renounced-their-beliefs/530013 "2010-02-26T20:09:38Z")
I am interested in hearing from any Jehovah’s Witnesses who have renounced their beliefs. What age did it happen? What led to it? What type of response did you get from the Jehovah’s Witness community? How would you … --- ## [What can you tell me about Winnipeg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-winnipeg/530149)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-winnipeg/530149 "2010-02-26T19:08:23Z")
A friend and I will probably be visiting Winnipeg this summer as part of our annual ballpark tour. We’d be driving up from Fargo and staying only one night, probably a Tuesday. Neither of us has ever been there or know m… --- ## [Tell me about Asheville, NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-asheville-nc/529827)
**Author:** [@shirts\_with\_no\_numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shirts_with_no_numbers)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-asheville-nc/529827 "2010-02-26T18:56:17Z")
Due to some recent job circumstances, our family is looking at the possibility of moving “South” out of Ohio. We are atheist Democrats, so I am thinking we may not “fit in” with most of the North Carolina, South Carolin… --- ## [Xootr or no-name kick scooter for commuting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xootr-or-no-name-kick-scooter-for-commuting/530098)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xootr-or-no-name-kick-scooter-for-commuting/530098 "2010-02-26T18:19:02Z")
My daily commute to work is about 1.5 miles away, and sometimes I feel like I can walk to work faster than taking the bus. You know, excercise and all that, but walking is kinda slow and… well, boring. So, how about a k… --- ## [What kind of extrovert/introvert are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-extrovert-introvert-are-you/528223)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-extrovert-introvert-are-you/528223 "2010-02-26T17:56:34Z")
I find the binary choices (in say the MBTI) to be a bit limiting and simplifying, so I’ve devised a slightly more descriptive schema, describing not only how you interact with others, but also your motivations in this ar… --- ## [I need a trivial question ruling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-trivial-question-ruling/530235)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-trivial-question-ruling/530235 "2010-02-26T16:52:29Z")
My friends and I are in a very competitive bar trivia league, the question: “What participating Arab nation contributed the most troops to Operation Desert Storm?” One side says Saudi Arabia, the other states enemies a… --- ## [How would you address this (hospital medical error, not legal advise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-address-this-hospital-medical-error-not-legal-advise/530133)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-address-this-hospital-medical-error-not-legal-advise/530133 "2010-02-26T16:35:06Z")
During a recent overnight stay, I had one issue with the hospital (not performing monitoring that the surgeon had ordered). Wrote a nastygram to the hospital administration - the surgeon encouraged me to do this. That’s … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1989) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1991)