# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=544 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 545 --- ## [What's the experience of staying in hospital overnight and getting surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-experience-of-staying-in-hospital-overnight-and-getting-surgery/804082)
**Author:** [@rastafarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rastafarian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-experience-of-staying-in-hospital-overnight-and-getting-surgery/804082 "2017-12-11T00:08:57Z")
For my issues with a blocked nose on and off, I got on a public waiting list for a surgery that took two years. Nowadays, OTC drowsy antihistamines, two beers before bed and a decongestant seem to have taken care of that… --- ## [Shooting down your own plane in enemy territory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-down-your-own-plane-in-enemy-territory/804023)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-down-your-own-plane-in-enemy-territory/804023 "2017-12-10T16:44:45Z")
Yeah, I was watching Firefox last night. So in a real world situation, say a Russian pilot goes rogue and tries to defect to the US. He makes it into Alaskan territory before pursuers catch him and gun him down. No local… --- ## [Ask the Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services Employee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-services-employee/803970)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-services-employee/803970 "2017-12-10T14:30:41Z")
I think I never did this before. I’ve been thinking about doing it for a while. I work for a fairly large nonprofit domestic violence and sexual assault services organization. We offer a wide range of services to surviv… --- ## [Help! I'm sick of WiFi dead spots in my home!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-sick-of-wifi-dead-spots-in-my-home/801784)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-sick-of-wifi-dead-spots-in-my-home/801784 "2017-12-10T07:03:38Z")
AT&T U-Verse customer. They installed the service in one corner of my house on the ground floor. My home office is on the next floor up, opposite end of the house. I’ve installed a WiFi extender that works somewhat in… --- ## [Is this chiropractor a charlatan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chiropractor-a-charlatan/777407)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chiropractor-a-charlatan/777407 "2017-12-09T22:34:09Z")
I’ve never been to a chiropractor before, but I’m having some pain in my shoulder, and I have several friends who swear by their chiropractor so I thought I’d give one a try. I know I should have asked for a recommendat… --- ## [Share your random, minorly useful tips and tricks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-random-minorly-useful-tips-and-tricks/296863)
**Author:** [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-random-minorly-useful-tips-and-tricks/296863 "2017-12-09T18:59:00Z")
I know this has been done before, but it’s certainly time for another round. Folks, here’s your chance to share all of that random, minorly useful tips and tricks you’ve learned over the years. I’ll start. You know ho… --- ## [Tell Me All About Dayton, OH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-all-about-dayton-oh/352858)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-all-about-dayton-oh/352858 "2017-12-09T18:24:54Z")
Have a good friend who is considering a move to Dayton, OH and is looking for as much information as she can get regarding the city and life therein. She currently lives in the LA area, so I’m sure there will be some no… --- ## [Indoor winter gardening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-winter-gardening/804021)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-winter-gardening/804021 "2017-12-09T16:59:16Z")
Last summer we grew a rosemary plant into a gigantic bush about 30" tall, and I couldn’t bear to let it die outside over the winter, so Tom Scud dug it up and potted it, and we brought it into the house. We haven’t real… --- ## [In Cultures With The Krampus Tradition...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-with-the-krampus-tradition/803801)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-with-the-krampus-tradition/803801 "2017-12-09T16:31:33Z")
Is Krampus taught to kids as a real being, in the same way that they are taught that Santa Claus/Father Christmas/Whatever is a real thing (which they then figure out later is a myth)? Or is he taught simply as a fairy t… --- ## [Stupid Masturbation Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-masturbation-question/796324)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-masturbation-question/796324 "2017-12-09T07:18:54Z")
SO I was reading the thread about someone threatening to spread a video of masturbation as blackmail and it got me thinking. The big meme about men and sex is the classic cold shower to get rid of being horny. So, why … --- ## [How do YOU clear up sinus congestion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clear-up-sinus-congestion/709577)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clear-up-sinus-congestion/709577 "2017-12-09T03:50:58Z")
Fellow sinus sufferers, you know what it’s like. That pressure behind your cheekbones, the fuzziness in your head. The drippy nose, mouth-breathing, headaches. Can’t sleep well, because the pressure feels worse when y… --- ## [‘Smart Casual’ attire question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-casual-attire-question/803706)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-casual-attire-question/803706 "2017-12-09T02:48:18Z")
You are joining someone in a foreign capital who is hosting you for a fine meal at their upscale home, then out to a fancy hotel spot for some jazz music. You will be met by a private boatman to ferry you there. They ha… --- ## [Would you rather be a janitor and earn $750,000 per year or dream career and earn $7.25 per hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-a-janitor-and-earn-750-000-per-year-or-dream-career-and-earn-7-25-per-hour/803764)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-a-janitor-and-earn-750-000-per-year-or-dream-career-and-earn-7-25-per-hour/803764 "2017-12-09T02:45:19Z")
As a followup question, what would happen if all the best skilled jobs only paid at our near minimum wage, but all the unskilled labor jobs like fast food crew member, bagger, cashier, courtesy clerk, sales associate, wa… --- ## [If you agree to be someone's roommate, can't they just kick you out and keep the money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-agree-to-be-someones-roommate-cant-they-just-kick-you-out-and-keep-the-money/803957)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-agree-to-be-someones-roommate-cant-they-just-kick-you-out-and-keep-the-money/803957 "2017-12-09T00:57:11Z")
I see ads on craigslist and roommates.com for people who own apartments or homes looking for a roommate to move in with them. What is to stop that person from asking for a security deposit and first month’s rent, then j… --- ## [Anyone had any cosmetic surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-any-cosmetic-surgery/800380)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-any-cosmetic-surgery/800380 "2017-12-08T23:58:57Z")
Purely elective, not reconstruction after a mastectomy, for example. I’d like your thoughts and tips. --- ## [Swallowed my gum the night before a colonoscopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowed-my-gum-the-night-before-a-colonoscopy/803593)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowed-my-gum-the-night-before-a-colonoscopy/803593 "2017-12-08T22:45:43Z")
Cue Sad Trombone. Will this be a problem? Gum is pretty inert, and my not pass into the intestine by then. I plan to tell them, but was the debilitating prep work wasted? --- ## [Tampering in order to change election outcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampering-in-order-to-change-election-outcome/803841)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampering-in-order-to-change-election-outcome/803841 "2017-12-08T22:15:36Z")
Nothing deep or Skald-hypothetical complex story here, just a straight-up for-fun poll: Suppose you had the technical means of hacking election vote results in such a way that you could sway the outcome of elections in … --- ## [Is the idea of heirloom furniture dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-heirloom-furniture-dying/803184)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-heirloom-furniture-dying/803184 "2017-12-08T21:56:24Z")
I’m not much into decoration and stuff. But in the last couple months I have been in 4 or 5 conversations with older people complaining they were going to be throwing out good furniture, because nobody wanted it, even fo… --- ## [Making a pass or coming on to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-pass-or-coming-on-to/803911)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-pass-or-coming-on-to/803911 "2017-12-08T21:17:40Z")
My wife described someone as having made a pass at her 54 years ago (a few months before we were married) and I asked her to describe what he had actually done. Her description sounded an awful lot like what I would hav… --- ## [When to get a new computer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-get-a-new-computer/803670)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-get-a-new-computer/803670 "2017-12-08T18:59:12Z")
When should you get a new computer? How old is too old for a computer? --- ## [Handwriting: mental or physical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwriting-mental-or-physical/803552)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwriting-mental-or-physical/803552 "2017-12-08T16:56:26Z")
Question is whether people’s distinct handwriting is primarily the result the unique way their mind is telling them to write the letters, or the result of the shape of their hands and fingers, and the way their muscles & … --- ## [Should my sister have cut tree limbs above a phone line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-sister-have-cut-tree-limbs-above-a-phone-line/803834)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-sister-have-cut-tree-limbs-above-a-phone-line/803834 "2017-12-08T14:06:01Z")
So my sister just cut tree branches right above the phone lines with a pole lopper. I kept screaming that it was a terrible idea. She insisted it was fine because "they aren’t power lines. " Was this as dangerous as I … --- ## [Where does the Right think that job growth comes from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-right-think-that-job-growth-comes-from/803001)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-right-think-that-job-growth-comes-from/803001 "2017-12-08T13:49:48Z")
As inspired by this thread. Are CEOs “Job Creators?” If you give them a personal tax break, do they use that to create more jobs? --- ## [Stacking washer dryer combo question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stacking-washer-dryer-combo-question/802009)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stacking-washer-dryer-combo-question/802009 "2017-12-08T05:20:15Z")
We have an ordinary top load washing machine and a gas dryer. Both are old (the washer at least was here when we bought the house 15 years ago), so neither owes us anything. Both are kinds…temperamental, though they stil… --- ## [Recommend a supplement brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-supplement-brand/803859)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-supplement-brand/803859 "2017-12-08T03:34:27Z")
My doctor wants me to take a magnesium and zinc supplement every day. They are pretty pricey so I’m wondering what brands I can compare her recommendations to on price. The magnesium she recommends is from Designs for He… --- ## [Has anyone encountered the National Career Readiness Certificate in the real world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-encountered-the-national-career-readiness-certificate-in-the-real-world/543012)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-encountered-the-national-career-readiness-certificate-in-the-real-world/543012 "2017-12-08T03:08:49Z")
The local unemployment office is making me jump through some hoops to keep getting their bucks, the most recent hoop being a session where they described many of the services they offer to unemployed folks. And they wer… --- ## [Where to Donate to Fight Nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-donate-to-fight-nazis/803351)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-donate-to-fight-nazis/803351 "2017-12-08T01:38:28Z")
On my dresser has a little box, containing a Bronze Star medal my father received for fighting Nazi Germany in World War II. It has recently been brought to my attention in a very visceral way that the threat of Naziism… --- ## [To what extent are you and your spouse each other's physical "type"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-are-you-and-your-spouse-each-others-physical-type/803794)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-are-you-and-your-spouse-each-others-physical-type/803794 "2017-12-07T16:00:23Z")
Just a question out of idle curiosity. My husband is really into the punk look on women. A few examples: Lzzy Hale, Maria Brink. To some extent I fit this. I shaved part of my hair off last December (though I’m growi… --- ## [Where did "don't by dog food sold in grocery stores" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-dont-by-dog-food-sold-in-grocery-stores-come-from/803183)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-dont-by-dog-food-sold-in-grocery-stores-come-from/803183 "2017-12-07T14:53:18Z")
I keep hearing, again and again in the dog community, that you shouldn’t buy dog food from the grocery store. That it must either be home made, come from a boutique store, ,PetSmart/Petco, or be ordered on line. Clever … --- ## [Why don't women get pedicures year round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-get-pedicures-year-round/802839)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-get-pedicures-year-round/802839 "2017-12-07T05:00:55Z")
I know it is colder and women aren’t wearing sandals, but why not keep up with pedicures and painted toenails? I was at a water park this past weekend and almost no woman had sexy toes.:unamused::disappointed: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=543) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=545)