# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1995 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1996 --- ## [How many dates does it take to know if you have chemistry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dates-does-it-take-to-know-if-you-have-chemistry/529424)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dates-does-it-take-to-know-if-you-have-chemistry/529424 "2010-02-19T21:50:36Z")
Okay, I signed up for one of those online dating sites. I thought it would be an efficient way to meet eligible men (that is, I meet lots of men every day, but it seems that most of them are married or otherwise attache… --- ## [What Sort Of A Spouse Would You Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-a-spouse-would-you-like/527318)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-a-spouse-would-you-like/527318 "2010-02-19T21:45:29Z")
If you were to be married what sort of a spouse would you like? If you’re already married what were your expectations and how much do you think your current spouses fit that? My two cents (WARNING: This will ramble on f… --- ## [How would you alter your body if you could?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-alter-your-body-if-you-could/529024)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-alter-your-body-if-you-could/529024 "2010-02-19T20:44:54Z")
If you could have any physical appearance you chose, what changes if any would you make? I’m mostly satified with who I am but I would like to fine tune a few things:\[ol\]\[\]I’ve been fat my whole life, and nothing I’ve ev… --- ## [Can anyone recommend something to repair vinyl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-something-to-repair-vinyl/529539)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-something-to-repair-vinyl/529539 "2010-02-19T20:25:41Z")
I have a friend that owns a bar and has a few rips in some of her barstools. I know I’ve seen things on TV that can repair this, but I don’t remember what it was called or if it’s any good. So, does anyone have any rec… --- ## [How to thank interviewers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-thank-interviewers/529580)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-thank-interviewers/529580 "2010-02-19T20:18:23Z")
I had a (pretty good!) job interview today. I know it behooves me to pass on thanks. The problem is, no one involved in my interview(s) gave me real contact information. The only two points I have are the e-mail of th… --- ## [Help! Unintended Aussie Pup Owner. Can I Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-unintended-aussie-pup-owner-can-i-do-this/529179)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-unintended-aussie-pup-owner-can-i-do-this/529179 "2010-02-19T19:08:01Z")
I was “adopted” by what the vet says is a red merle 11 week old australian shepherd. No chip and no response to “found” ads. I know there are rescue groups, but I fell in love and wanted a new pup anyway to keep older la… --- ## [Do I want Trip Insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-trip-insurance/528483)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-trip-insurance/528483 "2010-02-19T18:58:17Z")
Has anyone used trip insurance before? I’m about to spend 4 weeks in Australia with my wife and it seems like a good idea. I’m looking at a policy that would cost $193 for both of us. Problem is that I really don’t tr… --- ## [Geico and Progressive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geico-and-progressive/528024)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geico-and-progressive/528024 "2010-02-19T18:27:24Z")
Any idea on the advertising budgets of these two companies, and how much cheaper their insurance would be if they cut their advertising budget in half? I could live without seeing the weird, red-lipsticked chick from Pr… --- ## [Pharmacy Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacy-question/529318)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacy-question/529318 "2010-02-19T16:39:08Z")
I’ve no idea if this is the correct forum. Nor do I know if the Mods will allow this question, but I’m going to take a chance because I’m not asking for advice of any kind. Repeat: I am not asking for advice of any kind;… --- ## [Going back to school advice...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-school-advice/529481)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-school-advice/529481 "2010-02-19T16:34:48Z")
I need some. Here are my issues. I work full-time. I may be able to work something out with my employer or switch to part-time. Money will be tight, we are not rich but we are comfortable while both are working. Less … --- ## [Elin Cheats; Tiger Goes After Her With a Gold Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elin-cheats-tiger-goes-after-her-with-a-gold-club/529197)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elin-cheats-tiger-goes-after-her-with-a-gold-club/529197 "2010-02-19T16:20:38Z")
It seems to me public perception has been pretty much against Tiger for his infidelity and supportive of Elin, even though it’s widely believed that she reacted to learning of his cheating by trying to bash him and the c… --- ## [Do people still buy the Apple as the product of individualism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-buy-the-apple-as-the-product-of-individualism/529348)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-buy-the-apple-as-the-product-of-individualism/529348 "2010-02-19T16:06:24Z")
Apple famously had a commercial during the Super Bowl called 1984 that depicted Apple as the only one to fight the conformity of Microsoft. Apple has frequently branded itself as in some ways a more righteous and pure o… --- ## [Women making the first move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-making-the-first-move/529117)
**Author:** [@breaking-reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaking-reality)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-making-the-first-move/529117 "2010-02-19T15:53:45Z")
Inspired by this thread: Asking someone out - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board I’m curious what everyone thinks about women making the first move, or asking a guy out first. I have been lectured by so… --- ## [Where's the best place in San Diego County to watch the sunset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-best-place-in-san-diego-county-to-watch-the-sunset/528857)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-best-place-in-san-diego-county-to-watch-the-sunset/528857 "2010-02-19T15:10:04Z")
Title says it all: Where’s the best place in San Diego County to watch the sunset? For scenic beauty- if there’s actual cool stuff to walk to afterwards that would be a bonus. . . . like with your Valentine on Valenti… --- ## [Your favorite obsolete computer program/utility.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-obsolete-computer-program-utility/527717)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-obsolete-computer-program-utility/527717 "2010-02-19T13:57:03Z")
The “What was your first computer?” thread got me to thinking about the old programs that I used to love to use. My favorite was a utility called Xtree. As you can tell from the screenshot, it looked very much like Win… --- ## [Tricky and sad question: which family to choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricky-and-sad-question-which-family-to-choose/529064)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricky-and-sad-question-which-family-to-choose/529064 "2010-02-19T13:54:21Z")
I could fill several pages with the history, but the short of my unenviable situation is that due to long and painful antagonism between my wife of 12 years and my mother, I am now essentially in a position of having to … --- ## [I can't believe they haven't made this roller-coaster yet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-havent-made-this-roller-coaster-yet/528919)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-havent-made-this-roller-coaster-yet/528919 "2010-02-19T13:03:41Z")
With the increased popularity of modern coaster designs like the inverted, suspended and so-called 4D coasters, I am amazed that nobody seems to have built what I perceive to be an obvious evolution of the genre: The th… --- ## [Were you popular in high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-popular-in-high-school/529295)
**Author:** [@Baby\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Driver)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-popular-in-high-school/529295 "2010-02-19T12:41:53Z")
What the title sez. And if you like, give an adjective or two to specify what you were in high school. I was not popular. I was nervous. --- ## [Did you turn into your father/mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-turn-into-your-father-mother/529542)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-turn-into-your-father-mother/529542 "2010-02-19T10:23:13Z")
Something I’ve heard all the time. That kids eventually turn into their parents. Try as they might, try as hard as they can not to, it winds up happening anyway. I was in denial for years, but now I have to face the fac… --- ## [My gifted kids dilemna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gifted-kids-dilemna/529437)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gifted-kids-dilemna/529437 "2010-02-19T08:31:32Z")
There is a program for gifted children in my kids’ school district called GATE (gifted and talented education). I had all 4 of my children take the test for GATE, and I got the results today and I’m puzzled about what t… --- ## [Watching movies in the theater: where do you prefer to sit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-movies-in-the-theater-where-do-you-prefer-to-sit/527406)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-movies-in-the-theater-where-do-you-prefer-to-sit/527406 "2010-02-19T04:20:27Z")
The TV size poll has me wondering if there’s a correlation between big TVs and wanting to sit at the front of the theater. --- ## [Why wouldn't this work? (Change in US tax law)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wouldnt-this-work-change-in-us-tax-law/529405)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wouldnt-this-work-change-in-us-tax-law/529405 "2010-02-19T03:17:37Z")
For the longest time I’ve been wanting to do away with the annoying practice of filing tax returns every year. I’ve thought of a way to do it, but have a feeling that since it isn’t done this way, then maybe there are g… --- ## [Tell me about declaring Bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-declaring-bankruptcy/528939)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-declaring-bankruptcy/528939 "2010-02-19T01:40:28Z")
Looks like I have no choice. Honestly, I’ve waited too long. I’ll be calling attorneys on Monday trying to get it arranged as quickly as possible. If you’ve done it within the last two years; how easy was it to get i… --- ## [Looking for a good all-in-one office printer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-all-in-one-office-printer/529036)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-all-in-one-office-printer/529036 "2010-02-19T01:33:21Z")
My mom is trying to reconfigure her home office and replace a bunch of stuff (also trying to help her with her first computer). She needs a printer which also handles faxes, and wireless capability would be a big plus. … --- ## [Is riding a bicycle on a sidewalk a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-riding-a-bicycle-on-a-sidewalk-a-bad-idea/528979)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-riding-a-bicycle-on-a-sidewalk-a-bad-idea/528979 "2010-02-19T01:30:25Z")
It seems like there’s a consistent meme that riding bikes on a sidewalk is a Bad Idea. However, I haven’t done enough reading on the subject to get a clear picture why that’s the case. Anybody care to educate me? Contex… --- ## [Which is worse: stupidity or malice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-stupidity-or-malice/529287)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-stupidity-or-malice/529287 "2010-02-18T23:35:25Z")
I don’t want to get into an endless quibbling session over the words “worse” or “bad,” so I’ll decline offering my own definition here. You know what comes to mind when you hear the word “bad,” so ask yourself which is w… --- ## [You're The Boss (What Would You Do?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-boss-what-would-you-do/529502)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-boss-what-would-you-do/529502 "2010-02-18T23:20:28Z")
Just curious what you guys would do if you were the Boss of a company that ran into this little situation. So, one of your employees (Employee A) asks for a significant amount of time off over the next month and a half … --- ## [How do you keep in touch in a professional relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-in-touch-in-a-professional-relationship/529549)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-in-touch-in-a-professional-relationship/529549 "2010-02-18T23:03:59Z")
The background is that I had a temporary job over the summer and I want to stay in touch with some of the people I’ve met there. I’m a law student, so I feel I should at least stay in contact with them until I graduate … --- ## [How to respond to "We Missed You"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-we-missed-you/529490)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-we-missed-you/529490 "2010-02-18T22:31:52Z")
On occasion, I’ll skip an event that a lot of friends or associates are going to–not something I’ve committed to, just something I didn’t feel like doing. All too often, I get a round of “We missed you at the party” or … --- ## [My wireless keyboard sucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wireless-keyboard-sucks/529466)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wireless-keyboard-sucks/529466 "2010-02-18T22:09:11Z")
Please help me pick a new one? It needs to: be Windows compatible. not eat batteries. Much. cost around $50, but I’m willing to spend a little more if you say yours is really good. be available online, so please pro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1994) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1996)