# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1992 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1993 --- ## [Baltimore Area Dopers - need hotel advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-area-dopers-need-hotel-advice/530125)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-area-dopers-need-hotel-advice/530125 "2010-02-24T21:01:29Z")
My family is thinking of hitting the area for a vacation. I have tried doing web searches but is frustrating… What hotels in the area have the best pools? The kids love pools when traveling (2 teens) Thanks! --- ## [Another reason why iTunes sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-itunes-sucks/529806)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-itunes-sucks/529806 "2010-02-24T19:26:28Z")
Because I hate iTunes, I use it for one thing only - to automatically download podcasts of some NPR broadcasts each week. When I get enough of them, I burn them to a CD and listen to them during my commute. Sometimes I d… --- ## [New use for older desktop computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-use-for-older-desktop-computer/529997)
**Author:** [@tallcoldone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tallcoldone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-use-for-older-desktop-computer/529997 "2010-02-24T16:52:27Z")
I have a Windows XP desktop computer, maybe 7 years old, that still works fine but is used by no one in the house. I already have an external USB drive to back up our main computer. What’s a practical/fun use for this m… --- ## [What do you do when invited to a direct marketing home party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-invited-to-a-direct-marketing-home-party/530060)
**Author:** [@dan1500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dan1500)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-invited-to-a-direct-marketing-home-party/530060 "2010-02-24T16:32:07Z")
My wife enjoys going to these and hosting them. Things like Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Discovery Toys, etc. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to subject themselves to this kind of thing. So what happens whe… --- ## [Recommend a WiFi repeater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-wifi-repeater/530217)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-wifi-repeater/530217 "2010-02-24T09:32:39Z")
Anyone have recent & favorable experience with these? I’d also be interested in USB-connected WiFi range extenders. --- ## [Do many people in your area go out and about in their pajamas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-people-in-your-area-go-out-and-about-in-their-pajamas/526884)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-people-in-your-area-go-out-and-about-in-their-pajamas/526884 "2010-02-24T09:22:40Z")
Prompted by this article that describes how a Tesco supermarket in Wales has started barring people (nearly invariably women) from wearing slippers and pajamas in their store. It is common enough here, usually working c… --- ## [Morbid Q: Which of these fates strikes you as worst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-q-which-of-these-fates-strikes-you-as-worst/530030)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-q-which-of-these-fates-strikes-you-as-worst/530030 "2010-02-24T05:42:27Z")
I have type-2 diabetes, which I manage by diet and exercise. As I am extremely lazy, I have to psych myself up to do a run; this involves reciting a list of complications of prolonged high blood sugar. I try to order th… --- ## [Engineer looking for a change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-looking-for-a-change/529789)
**Author:** [@n10797](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n10797)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-looking-for-a-change/529789 "2010-02-24T05:02:31Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new here and I must say out of all the forums I’ve visited, this one has to have \*the \*brightest minds around! So I’ve come for a little advice on my current situation. After high school I got accepted… --- ## [Share your unusual eye color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-unusual-eye-color/301782)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-unusual-eye-color/301782 "2010-02-24T04:52:00Z")
Inspired by this thread. My eyes are kind of green/gray with a hint of brown or yellow. I don’t know what to call the color. My license says \[checks license\] hazel. I know that’s not accurate, but none of the choices… --- ## [Wondering about the effect of police work on the officer's emotions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-about-the-effect-of-police-work-on-the-officers-emotions/530093)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-about-the-effect-of-police-work-on-the-officers-emotions/530093 "2010-02-24T04:25:56Z")
Okay, so I met a really amazing peace officer tonight. I stopped in to a new sushi place in Oakland on my way home from work; I wanted to treat the housemates to a little sashimi-toting love. When I got there, there we… --- ## [Do you wash dishes with hot water or cold water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-dishes-with-hot-water-or-cold-water/521447)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-dishes-with-hot-water-or-cold-water/521447 "2010-02-24T04:09:16Z")
…when you’re at home. I believe I’m one of the rare types who washes with cold water. Most would argue against it, but I get things done the same way as others. Also saves on the electric bill. How do you wash your dis… --- ## [The Slap Game AKA Red Hands AKA Slap Hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slap-game-aka-red-hands-aka-slap-hands/530025)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slap-game-aka-red-hands-aka-slap-hands/530025 "2010-02-24T03:54:58Z")
You know that game you used to play as a kid where hands were held one on top of the other and one person would try to flip their hands around to hit the other person’s hands before that person pulled them away. What we… --- ## [Is this allergies? Or ... What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-allergies-or-what/530203)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-allergies-or-what/530203 "2010-02-24T02:55:58Z")
(Other than just annoying). About a month, month-and-a-half ago, I started developing an odd symptom that’s really driving me crazy. On occasion, with no provocation I’ve been able to determine, I’ll suddenly get a -ver… --- ## [Friend housesitting for my parents...am I being ridiculous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-housesitting-for-my-parents-am-i-being-ridiculous/528670)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-housesitting-for-my-parents-am-i-being-ridiculous/528670 "2010-02-24T02:34:58Z")
My friend Linda (and I) are 40, she has no kids, never married, never a serious relationship, never held down any career type job for any length of time (she is not dumb, very well educated, but she chose a poor degree f… --- ## [hysterectomy recovery time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hysterectomy-recovery-time/526020)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hysterectomy-recovery-time/526020 "2010-02-23T21:08:19Z")
I am scheduled for a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy on Feb. 15th. My doctor told me to expect 2 weeks home from work. Others have told me it took them as long as 6 weeks to recover enough to go back to typical… --- ## [The Kaiser Sose Dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kaiser-sose-dilemma/530120)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kaiser-sose-dilemma/530120 "2010-02-23T20:23:15Z")
There are several spellings of the “The Usual Suspects” character/legend on the various search tools. There may be a faithful quotation of the exact story online somewhere. It doesn’t matter. Here’s the dilemma for the … --- ## [Advice on buying a foreclosed house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-foreclosed-house/529830)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-foreclosed-house/529830 "2010-02-23T19:56:20Z")
My husband and I are looking to buy a house in the next year. We’ve been keeping an eye on the market for the neighborhoods that we’d like to live in, so we know the good values when we see them. We want to have 20% do… --- ## [What are you doing for Lent this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338 "2010-02-23T19:20:55Z")
It’s Ash Wednesday, so I’m starting my semi-traditional Lent thread. What are you doing/giving up this year? I’m pregnant and due before Easter, so I think I’ll take up daily Rosary and leave it at that. I might be able … --- ## [\---](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/530145)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/530145 "2010-02-23T18:07:19Z")
--- ## [Best and Worst dogs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dogs/529664)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dogs/529664 "2010-02-23T17:51:02Z")
A spin off from this thread. I am bound and determined to get some answers. Let’s say Jane and John are 35 years old, live in a single family home in the suburbs of Chicago with a large yard, have a 10 year old boy, a … --- ## [Recommend a good R/C car for a 6 year old.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-r-c-car-for-a-6-year-old/529320)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-r-c-car-for-a-6-year-old/529320 "2010-02-23T17:38:21Z")
My boy’s bday is coming and my mom wants to give him an R/C car. We have gone through several already. He is a very good driver but the area where he normally plays is rough on the cars. Sooner or later, something comes … --- ## [Wacky ways of earning money on the side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-ways-of-earning-money-on-the-side/530081)
**Author:** [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-ways-of-earning-money-on-the-side/530081 "2010-02-23T17:06:25Z")
OK, so a friend and I have been thinking of this for a while and it just sounds plain awesome. I’ll never do it in a million years, but it just makes me smile and I’d like to hear any other harebrained ideas you’ve had. … --- ## [A math and logic question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-math-and-logic-question/530123)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-math-and-logic-question/530123 "2010-02-23T16:33:28Z")
If you were to pick an answer at random, what are the chances you would pick the correct answer? a) 20% b) 40% c) 25% d) 0% e) 20% My answer in the next post. --- ## [for parents/teachers: how is 5th grade math usually taught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-parents-teachers-how-is-5th-grade-math-usually-taught/529906)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-parents-teachers-how-is-5th-grade-math-usually-taught/529906 "2010-02-23T14:01:56Z")
In December, I unexpectedly became an insta-parent when my 10-year-old stepdaughter moved in with us. Of course, I’m now experiencing one of the most painful parts of parenting: correcting my child’s homework and explai… --- ## [Most miles on a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-miles-on-a-car/530001)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-miles-on-a-car/530001 "2010-02-23T08:35:12Z")
What is the most miles you ever put on a car? My best is about 160,000. My wife is slack on oil changes and routine car care. She blows them up at less than 100 thou. --- ## [A question I will probably regret asking about BJs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528 "2010-02-23T05:52:16Z")
I just watched a movie in which a scorned woman was wondering how she could have been dumped when “I can suck the nails out of a board”. In other movies/stand up routines etc., I’ve heard things like “She can suck start… --- ## [History buffs: Which is more interesting to you - WW1 or WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-buffs-which-is-more-interesting-to-you-ww1-or-ww2/529851)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-buffs-which-is-more-interesting-to-you-ww1-or-ww2/529851 "2010-02-23T04:05:06Z")
Answer the poll! --- ## [Men, have you ever gotten a bad blowjob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-have-you-ever-gotten-a-bad-blowjob/529541)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-have-you-ever-gotten-a-bad-blowjob/529541 "2010-02-23T02:13:20Z")
Inspired by this thread, as if it weren’t obvious. For obvious reasons, the minors among us are encouraged to stop reading here and perhaps open a thread about – um – Twilight, I guess. :cool: --- ## [Do you have lower back/ass dimples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012 "2010-02-23T01:49:51Z")
I do! I didn’t really know because I never really backed my ass up into a mirror. I did notice it in some…photographs, a few years back. Then someone mentioned them in the thread on tramp stamp tattoos. So I figured I’d… --- ## [Teach me about droid (google OS) phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-droid-google-os-phones/529927)
**Author:** [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-droid-google-os-phones/529927 "2010-02-23T01:43:25Z")
I want to buy a new cellphone and like a friend’s old droid phone. I am so out of the phone loop that I don’t really know much about 'em - just that I’d like a droid phone. So what are the good ones? Any good internet… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1991) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1993)