# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1991 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1992 --- ## [How much work is it to keep layer hens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-it-to-keep-layer-hens/529095)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-it-to-keep-layer-hens/529095 "2010-02-26T16:14:39Z")
The thread on eggs has me hankering for fresh product. The Ms has been making noises about having hens in the yard, but I’m not too keen on the project as we would have to deal with getting rid of the feces, keeping the… --- ## [What kind of job does my spouse want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-job-does-my-spouse-want/530410)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-job-does-my-spouse-want/530410 "2010-02-26T16:04:04Z")
Okay, so the spouse is in the early stages of a job hunt. He’s currently employed, but the place where he’s working is doing the same thing that his old job (which he left) was doing, even though they told him they would… --- ## [Please help me find a good video call software app.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-good-video-call-software-app/530443)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-good-video-call-software-app/530443 "2010-02-26T15:56:01Z")
Dopers, our family needs your help! We’ve been doing the skype video calling thing with the grand parents / in-laws for a few months now, and no matter what we do, their image keeps freezing after 30 seconds. They rest… --- ## [Disclosing Salary Expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosing-salary-expectations/530315)
**Author:** [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosing-salary-expectations/530315 "2010-02-26T11:37:05Z")
I see a few work/salary compensation topics here, but nothing that pertains to what I need to ask. Basically, there is a really good job posting that I want to apply for. Resume and cover letter are all ready to go. A… --- ## [Sighseeing in New Oreleans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sighseeing-in-new-oreleans/529877)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sighseeing-in-new-oreleans/529877 "2010-02-26T09:03:54Z")
So, I’m headed to the Big Easy on business soon, and I was wondering what to see and do in “N’Orlins”…besides bar hopping in the French Quarter, that is. Also, what famous restaurants would be highly recommended (esp. i… --- ## [Canadians :HST , Whats in it for the Govt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-hst-whats-in-it-for-the-govt/530372)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-hst-whats-in-it-for-the-govt/530372 "2010-02-26T08:06:18Z")
I could have sworn there was a HST thread somewhere, but the search function shows no such beast. Anyhoo, Harmonized sorta probably means that the Fed 7 percent and the Ontario 8 percent will get merged and the Ontario … --- ## [Parents: did you figure out the conception date of your child/children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-did-you-figure-out-the-conception-date-of-your-child-children/530348)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-did-you-figure-out-the-conception-date-of-your-child-children/530348 "2010-02-26T05:21:11Z")
I.T. I am often amazed that people can go back in time and say that, “Oh, yeah our baby boy must have been conceived on the 14th of February-remember all the chocolates and whipped cream, honey?” Making the proper conc… --- ## [Firefox Settings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-settings/530359)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-settings/530359 "2010-02-26T04:16:40Z")
I’ve downloaded the most recent version of Firefox and I’ve elected to use IGoogle as my homepage. In the Favorites toolbar, I have links to Yahoo, Straight Dope, A Bank, MSNBC, and Domai (NSFW). All of these sites, exce… --- ## [You can find out the exact date & time (but not place) of your death. Do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-out-the-exact-date-time-but-not-place-of-your-death-do-you-do-it/530190)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-out-the-exact-date-time-but-not-place-of-your-death-do-you-do-it/530190 "2010-02-26T03:45:05Z")
Time for another pointless Rhymer hypothetical This one, as some of you will gather, is suggested by Robert A. Heinlein’s short story “Life-Line.” Though whatever sci-fi implausibilities you care to postulate, a device… --- ## [Does it damage my resume if I have a few years of self-employment on there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-damage-my-resume-if-i-have-a-few-years-of-self-employment-on-there/530349)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-damage-my-resume-if-i-have-a-few-years-of-self-employment-on-there/530349 "2010-02-26T03:25:38Z")
Let’s say I quit my job to go create and run a website full-time for myself and not be employed by anyone else. If and when I decide to reenter the workforce, will potential employers look at that time and think “I bet … --- ## [Another kid sleeping question - tired 3-year-old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kid-sleeping-question-tired-3-year-old/530464)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kid-sleeping-question-tired-3-year-old/530464 "2010-02-26T02:40:42Z")
I am having a strange and frustrating sleep problem with my 3 year old. She goes to bed reasonably well and sleeps for about 10-12 hours every night, but is frequently grumpy and tired and complains that she didn’t get … --- ## [Actions that have negative consequences, but you do them anyway.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actions-that-have-negative-consequences-but-you-do-them-anyway/529946)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actions-that-have-negative-consequences-but-you-do-them-anyway/529946 "2010-02-26T01:39:52Z")
I eat around 300 to 600 calories of chocolate a day. It’s bad for my health in the long run but I don’t care. I have no plans on stopping. I also drink coffee every day. It’s bad for my teeth and creates a dependency, … --- ## [Oily Skin Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oily-skin-help/526029)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oily-skin-help/526029 "2010-02-26T01:22:08Z")
Okay, I’m really not much on skin care products. I basically just wash my face with soap and go. However, as I’ve gotten older the skin on my forehead has succumbed to an overload of oiliness. And since I don’t wear m… --- ## [How soon to tell people you're pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-to-tell-people-youre-pregnant/529347)
**Author:** [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-to-tell-people-youre-pregnant/529347 "2010-02-25T21:58:43Z")
Well, it seems my husband and I have figured out how babby is formed. I’m seven weeks pregnant today, due Oct. 6. We went to the first doctor’s appointment last week and I’ll have an ultrasound a week from today. The pr… --- ## [Display ad wording help needed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/display-ad-wording-help-needed/530173)
**Author:** [@Polly\_Glot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polly_Glot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/display-ad-wording-help-needed/530173 "2010-02-25T21:32:09Z")
Help! My husband, who owns a tree service company, has decided to take the plunge and have his own display ad in the yellow pages. His services aren’t inexpensive, and he doesn’t want calls from looky-lou’s who are per… --- ## [Anybody been to a space shuttle launch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-been-to-a-space-shuttle-launch/529255)
**Author:** [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-been-to-a-space-shuttle-launch/529255 "2010-02-25T20:41:46Z")
My boyfriend has decided recently that he really wants to see a space shuttle launch before they shelve them after this year. Have anybody been to a space shuttle launch before? Did you enjoy it? Is it just waiting aro… --- ## [Help me outwit Skald the Rhymer's foul death-time machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-outwit-skald-the-rhymers-foul-death-time-machine/530331)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-outwit-skald-the-rhymers-foul-death-time-machine/530331 "2010-02-25T20:06:32Z")
In You can find out the exact date & time (but not place) of your death. Do you do it?, Skald the Rhymer proposes to build a fancy-pants machine that tells you your date and time of death. Problem is, I want to get my re… --- ## [Headphones / earbuds - need "bulletproof" ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headphones-earbuds-need-bulletproof-ones/530402)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headphones-earbuds-need-bulletproof-ones/530402 "2010-02-25T18:03:27Z")
I bought my first iPod about 4 years ago - the first generation Nano. Though I’ve upgraded to a 4th gen, I’ve still got my original earbuds and they work just fine. My daughter, not quite 13, has had a 3rd gen Nano for… --- ## [recommend a good online book swap site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-online-book-swap-site/530335)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-online-book-swap-site/530335 "2010-02-25T17:32:30Z")
Please :slight\_smile: --- ## [Have Any Experience With Aphasia Aids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-experience-with-aphasia-aids/530390)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-experience-with-aphasia-aids/530390 "2010-02-25T16:07:04Z")
My mom recently had a stroke and still suffers from aphasia. (My prior thread) I met last night with the speech therapist and a Dynavox sales consultant about an aphasia aid. These are the ones they showed me; http://w… --- ## [Current Economy: How Ya Doin'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-economy-how-ya-doin/529758)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-economy-how-ya-doin/529758 "2010-02-25T15:58:32Z")
Just wondering. Feel free to elaborate if you wish. --- ## [Poll--How do you feel about abortion and gay/lesbian adoption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-abortion-and-gay-lesbian-adoption/529895)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-abortion-and-gay-lesbian-adoption/529895 "2010-02-25T15:46:18Z")
I got this idea from an episode of Law & Order:SVU where a canister of frozen embryos had been stolen. Finn, very well played by Ice-T, had the following exchange with an anti-abortionist (paraphrased): AA: We believe t… --- ## [Introversion / extroversion and attraction preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introversion-extroversion-and-attraction-preference/530244)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introversion-extroversion-and-attraction-preference/530244 "2010-02-25T15:34:48Z")
Yeah, I know nothing is as black and white as “you’re either an introvert or an extrovert”. There are shades of gray, and we behave differently in different situations. But if you had to average it out. Which way do you… --- ## [Your view of morality - please read first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-view-of-morality-please-read-first/530255)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-view-of-morality-please-read-first/530255 "2010-02-25T10:19:22Z")
How do you view morality? This poll has FOUR options separated by one “I am confused” option. An explanation… the first part refers to a competition / game you are having with ONE other party. Is the measure of how “… --- ## [Professors/Teachers, why no gum chewing in class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professors-teachers-why-no-gum-chewing-in-class/529975)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professors-teachers-why-no-gum-chewing-in-class/529975 "2010-02-25T05:00:49Z")
Any other rules that your students rail against? I once had a prof. who said that if you needed to go to the bathroom during an exam, you flunked that exam. IIRC the first time he mentioned this was at the start of an e… --- ## [Favorite Crazy Inventions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-crazy-inventions/530211)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-crazy-inventions/530211 "2010-02-25T04:26:43Z")
I was wondering the SDopers have any favorite crazy inventions? Or, maybe the SDopers had to guess what some old invention was used for? All ideas welcome… --- ## [Why should(n't) I get the H1N1 vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-nt-i-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/528640)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-nt-i-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/528640 "2010-02-25T03:43:43Z")
I’m a healthy 25-40 year old who is not otherwise in a risk group (and who does not regularly come into contact with risk groups), and I’ve never had the flu in my life that I can remember, and never gotten a flu shot. … --- ## [Spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice/530216)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice/530216 "2010-02-25T02:01:18Z")
I just heard on the news how there is something called “spice” and it is legal and can be purchased in smoke shops (18 and over) It is supposed to be similar to marijuana. Has anyone tried this stuff? --- ## [Women empowerment for Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-empowerment-for-mom/530103)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-empowerment-for-mom/530103 "2010-02-25T00:43:38Z")
My Mom suffers from empowerment issues, and I’d like to help her. Any advice for seminars, books, books on tape to help, etc? Key issues: Key issue here is empowerment. Making her independent, conquering her fears (sp… --- ## [Are Low Profile Tires Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-low-profile-tires-worth-it/530321)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-low-profile-tires-worth-it/530321 "2010-02-24T23:22:47Z")
I ask because I have them on my car (Saturn Aura). On the positive side, they handle well, and have good traction. However, they have a lot of isadvantages: -they are very noisy -they provide a stiffer ride-you feel t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1990) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1992)