# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=701 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 702 --- ## [Help Me Crowdsource Music For My Wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175 "2016-09-20T00:34:03Z")
My beautiful fiancee and I are gettied married Dec 10. Here’s what I need; A classical guitar version of “Here Comes The Sun,” No vocals. That you can get on Google Play preferably - or iTunes (less so, but whatever.… --- ## [Thinking about getting into biking. What's a good way to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-getting-into-biking-whats-a-good-way-to-start/763201)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-getting-into-biking-whats-a-good-way-to-start/763201 "2016-09-19T17:41:21Z")
Looking for any tips and advice you have to offer. My current plan to pick up a relatively cheap Bike from Walmart. Before investing a lot of money, I figured I should first see if it’s something I’m going to like and … --- ## [What do you call a one-person sofa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-one-person-sofa/765778)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-one-person-sofa/765778 "2016-09-19T17:24:58Z")
If it fits three people, it’s a sofa. If it fits two people, it’s a love seat. If it fits one person, it’s what? --- ## [Isolation tank...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isolation-tank/766019)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isolation-tank/766019 "2016-09-19T14:55:10Z")
…or the sensory deprivation tank. Has anyone been in one lately? It’s been more 30 years since I’ve stepped in one, however my claustrophobia has increased considerably since then. My first experience was quite inter… --- ## [Is eating two or three big meals in day hard on your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853 "2016-09-19T03:29:56Z")
Some one was telling me that eating two or three big meals in day is hard on your body and digestive system and you are more likely to have heath problems in the future than some one who eats 6 small meals in day. Also … --- ## [Seattle to San Jose and Back in Eight Days. Road Trip Help Requested!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-to-san-jose-and-back-in-eight-days-road-trip-help-requested/762086)
**Author:** [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-to-san-jose-and-back-in-eight-days-road-trip-help-requested/762086 "2016-09-19T02:11:07Z")
I’m going to a Toto concert in Cupertino on September 8th. Originally, I was going to fly there for a couple days but I was talking with my 78-year-old mom and she wants some adventure. She doesn’t like to fly so we’re g… --- ## [Do you have any bumper stickers on your car? If so, what do they say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-if-so-what-do-they-say/765440)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-if-so-what-do-they-say/765440 "2016-09-19T00:50:01Z")
I don’t drive, so I don’t have a car. But I’ve seen a few interesting ones lately, so I’m curious to know what kinds you think are good enough to grace your vehicle if you have any. --- ## [Bird folk - any experience with "flight suits" or bird harness/leashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-folk-any-experience-with-flight-suits-or-bird-harness-leashes/766303)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-folk-any-experience-with-flight-suits-or-bird-harness-leashes/766303 "2016-09-19T00:40:47Z")
There’s a new baby in our house, a cinnamon-pearled cockatiel girly-bird of great charm and adorableness, named Maggie. She’s already sort of friendly with us (albeit rather bashful and diffident), and we’re working wi… --- ## [Macbook Air Thunderbolt 2 port: best video adapter option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-thunderbolt-2-port-best-video-adapter-option/766289)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-thunderbolt-2-port-best-video-adapter-option/766289 "2016-09-18T20:30:43Z")
So Mrs. B. bought a MacBook Air because that’s what all stylish academicians use. She needs to use it for presentations here and there, and it has only a Thunderbolt 2 port for video output. Dunno squatsky about TB, 1 o… --- ## [51% of adult men have their childhood cuddly toy & 28% sleep with it - Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-of-adult-men-have-their-childhood-cuddly-toy-28-sleep-with-it-really/765871)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-of-adult-men-have-their-childhood-cuddly-toy-28-sleep-with-it-really/765871 "2016-09-18T19:02:48Z")
51 per cent of adult men still own their childhood cuddly toy, 28 pc of us still spend every night sleeping alongside them I find this assertion implausible. It’s for UK men but I really don’t think US men would diffe… --- ## [Could the pan american hioghway be the backbone for economic growth in our hemisphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-pan-american-hioghway-be-the-backbone-for-economic-growth-in-our-hemisphere/766037)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-pan-american-hioghway-be-the-backbone-for-economic-growth-in-our-hemisphere/766037 "2016-09-18T18:39:35Z")
While driving across the US, especially interstates like I-90 you can see all the economic growth the highway facilitates. Everything from all the trucks carrying goods to all the tourist areas alongside the highway. So… --- ## [Help me enjoy my stay in Baja Sur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-enjoy-my-stay-in-baja-sur/765826)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-enjoy-my-stay-in-baja-sur/765826 "2016-09-18T18:32:30Z")
My wife and I are going to Baja California next May for our honeymoon. We chose Baja because we wanted to go somewhere neither of us had been before that wouldn’t break the bank nor require a 12 hour airplane flight. W… --- ## [Did you ever skip a grade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-skip-a-grade/763318)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-skip-a-grade/763318 "2016-09-18T06:27:18Z")
Did you ever skip a grade in school? What was your experience. How did it affect college/adult life? --- ## [It's time for a new roof...what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-roof-what-do-i-need-to-know/760913)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-roof-what-do-i-need-to-know/760913 "2016-09-18T02:30:19Z")
I think it’s finally time for a new roof on my house. The one I have is “OEM” so to speak. That puts it at about 20 years old. One advantage I have, right now, is that I don’t have any major problems, so it’s not that … --- ## [Mind-wiping = Death? (fictional scenario)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-wiping-death-fictional-scenario/766219)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-wiping-death-fictional-scenario/766219 "2016-09-18T00:53:24Z")
I wasn’t sure how to title this or if it should go in cafe society or MPSIMS as its pretty mundane. Anyway, elsewhere on the internets I’m standing on the sidelines watching a drama-fest of apocalyptic proportions surro… --- ## [Parents: Can your millennial child sign his/her name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-can-your-millennial-child-sign-his-her-name/765353)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-can-your-millennial-child-sign-his-her-name/765353 "2016-09-17T23:06:38Z")
Inspired here By sign, I mean an actual signature… In cursive I just recently discovered my son doesn’t have a signature. He just prints his name. Never really much cared when they dropped cursive from schools, but th… --- ## [Short term hobby recomendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-term-hobby-recomendations/765677)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-term-hobby-recomendations/765677 "2016-09-17T22:24:44Z")
I am (was?) an athlete but am currently laid up with a bad wheel. I’m in a walking boot for at least the next month & then one to two months after that to complete recovery & PT. I can’t run, ride, climb, or fly these … --- ## [Talk to me about the biggest Fart you ever blew.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-the-biggest-fart-you-ever-blew/765914)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-the-biggest-fart-you-ever-blew/765914 "2016-09-17T21:42:40Z")
C’mon, I want details. Confess, confess… --- ## [Can a "skullet" ever work for a bald man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-skullet-ever-work-for-a-bald-man/765968)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-skullet-ever-work-for-a-bald-man/765968 "2016-09-17T19:44:47Z")
If you have typical male pattern baldness where you can grow side and back of the head hair but not top of head hair can a skullet ever work? Skullet examples here --- ## [People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people/765296)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people/765296 "2016-09-17T15:28:16Z")
I was just wondering what you think of other people. How do you regard them? To me it just seems like everyone is an npc in a video game. It’s kind of hard to see them as things that matter or that should be taken serio… --- ## [Parents, why did you have kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-why-did-you-have-kids/765106)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-why-did-you-have-kids/765106 "2016-09-17T14:22:57Z")
My wife and I, together since 1989, both knew from the outset that neither of us wanted children. Whatever gene(s) that exist that make creatures want to propagate their species obviously missed us somehow. Twenty-seven… --- ## [Dental Work: Where Do You Draw the Line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-work-where-do-you-draw-the-line/766096)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-work-where-do-you-draw-the-line/766096 "2016-09-17T13:22:45Z")
I am in my 50’s and I have a lot of money invested in my mouth. I’m not sure how much more I am willing to spend. I have had a string of what I call bad dentists. Everything they do hurts me. They don’t believe me when I… --- ## [Do you regret not keeping a journal or diary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-not-keeping-a-journal-or-diary/765094)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-not-keeping-a-journal-or-diary/765094 "2016-09-17T09:56:09Z")
I briefly considered keeping a journal in the late 80’s. Downloaded a simple daily journal shareware program and installed. I may have entered a few entries. Never did follow through. I regret it now. So many events i… --- ## [Popping Shoulder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-shoulder/765311)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-shoulder/765311 "2016-09-17T02:54:20Z")
Suddenly, a few weeks ago, if I wanted to lift my right arm to my desk, I had to lift it with my left hand because the shoulder hurt like the dickens. Now after basically ignoring the problem and self treating with advil… --- ## [Are elaborate pranks or surprises acceptable in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-elaborate-pranks-or-surprises-acceptable-in-your-family/765864)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-elaborate-pranks-or-surprises-acceptable-in-your-family/765864 "2016-09-17T02:48:22Z")
I can’t imagine putting up with this sort of thing. I would end the relationship if it happened a second time. I don’t like being startled. I get startled very easily if I’m concentrating on something and somebody unexp… --- ## [phrases you have said wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-you-have-said-wrong/765635)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-you-have-said-wrong/765635 "2016-09-17T01:30:56Z")
phrases you have said wrong or used completely wrong? My sons friend wanted something heated up because it was only “nuke warm” all her life she has been saying nuke warm and didnt know it was lukewarm…I have another but… --- ## [how would police/homicide dectives react to an irl jessica fletcher type ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-police-homicide-dectives-react-to-an-irl-jessica-fletcher-type/765406)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-police-homicide-dectives-react-to-an-irl-jessica-fletcher-type/765406 "2016-09-16T22:41:06Z")
weve been watching murder she wrote again and ive noticed the police recation differs … sometimes they tell her to get lost and sometimes they outright ask for help of course being a famous writer and later criminologis… --- ## [Drudgereport for World News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drudgereport-for-world-news/766044)
**Author:** [@Clarence01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarence01)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drudgereport-for-world-news/766044 "2016-09-16T22:16:09Z")
Does a site like drugereport exist for world news? His is pretty US-centric. I’m not looking for a list of news aggregators. Each one has it’s own personality because there are still selection processes performed on n… --- ## [What makes men look like men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-men-look-like-men/766030)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-men-look-like-men/766030 "2016-09-16T20:34:14Z")
I can’t help but notice that some emn have a distinctive mature look about them as young as 25 while others still retain a boyish look well into their 60’s. It is something I have yet been able to define. Wrinkles don’t … --- ## [Any experience with Casper mattresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-casper-mattresses/766047)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-casper-mattresses/766047 "2016-09-16T20:05:36Z")
Thinking about moving, don’t wanna lug the big bed. Lots of ads for these on BART. Any one used one? Do they pack up easily? Comfortable? Thanks, Dopers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=700) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=702)