# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=709 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 710 --- ## [How hard is it to run a marathon? Tell me your stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-run-a-marathon-tell-me-your-stories/763859)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-run-a-marathon-tell-me-your-stories/763859 "2016-08-25T22:50:31Z")
Thread title pretty much sums it up: how difficult is it to run 26.2 miles? What are your experiences? In the process of losing weight over the past seven months, I have started running again, and rediscovered just how … --- ## ["Polite" things that are actually impolite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polite-things-that-are-actually-impolite/762951)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polite-things-that-are-actually-impolite/762951 "2016-08-25T22:19:34Z")
One common “polite” thing that I think is actually rather impolite is the practice of saying “Thanks” at the end of a request before the recipient has even assented to the request to begin with. I.e., "Hey, can you do m… --- ## [Likelihood of getting shot by an armed robber, if not compliant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-of-getting-shot-by-an-armed-robber-if-not-compliant/763695)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likelihood-of-getting-shot-by-an-armed-robber-if-not-compliant/763695 "2016-08-25T22:18:41Z")
This question is almost impossible to answer with scientific evidence, so it can’t go into General Questions: If you are confronted by a gun-toting robber who demands your wallet, and you refuse to comply, what are the … --- ## [How do non-wealthy people sell a home and buy a new home at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-non-wealthy-people-sell-a-home-and-buy-a-new-home-at-the-same-time/763874)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-non-wealthy-people-sell-a-home-and-buy-a-new-home-at-the-same-time/763874 "2016-08-25T20:58:23Z")
I mean obviously, it happens all the time, but as a contingency planner by nature, the logistics are kind of boggling me. We’re toying with the idea of selling our condo to buy a house in the next year or two, and we sh… --- ## [How many beards old are you? (AKA "How long have you had facial hair?")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-beards-old-are-you-aka-how-long-have-you-had-facial-hair/763714)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-beards-old-are-you-aka-how-long-have-you-had-facial-hair/763714 "2016-08-25T20:27:25Z")
Long poll coming, so be patient while I write up all of the choices. --- ## [My iron pills make me sick. Remedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-iron-pills-make-me-sick-remedies/179468)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-iron-pills-make-me-sick-remedies/179468 "2016-08-25T20:11:30Z")
I’ve recently been diagnosed with anemia and prescribed iron pills (Hemocyte Plus, specifically.) I was warned to take them with food or they’d upset my stomach, so I do take them with food, but they still make me miser… --- ## [Need some advice regarding purchasing health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-regarding-purchasing-health-insurance/763936)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-regarding-purchasing-health-insurance/763936 "2016-08-25T18:28:03Z")
I just graduated college in May, and while I was in school, I was covered under my state’s medical assistance. However, I just started grad school and took on a part time job at $20/hr for 19 hours a week. I just got of… --- ## [How many books can your e-reader hold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-can-your-e-reader-hold/763538)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-can-your-e-reader-hold/763538 "2016-08-25T17:31:31Z")
I have 326 books on my Kindle, and it has started telling me I need to delete something in order to have room for more. In fairness, one of them is Infinite Jest, which is a big book. And not one I’m going to delete. H… --- ## [How do you think you would respond to a historically accurate reenactment of a slave auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-think-you-would-respond-to-a-historically-accurate-reenactment-of-a-slave-auction/763116)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-think-you-would-respond-to-a-historically-accurate-reenactment-of-a-slave-auction/763116 "2016-08-25T09:30:03Z")
I live in a 19th century city that has a major rebel flag waving component. I accept that it’s not a rational issue to them and that they are never going away- they’re masters of cognitive dissonance and Jesus Christ Him… --- ## [Hobbyist photographers, how do you manage photos during travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbyist-photographers-how-do-you-manage-photos-during-travel/763663)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbyist-photographers-how-do-you-manage-photos-during-travel/763663 "2016-08-25T04:28:42Z")
If photography is not the purpose of the trip, but you still use a stand-alone camera (not a smartphone) to take photos, what do you do? Do you always travel with a laptop and copy it every night? Or just keep them on SD… --- ## [Google Voice, we don't need no stinkin' Google Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-google-voice/763860)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-google-voice/763860 "2016-08-25T01:39:48Z")
We just started intermittently getting some of our calls routed to Google Voice, which we never signed up for. We didn’t fall for a scam where we entered a code and allowed someone else to grab out phone number either, … --- ## [List all ended romantic relationships you have had and their time-length.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-ended-romantic-relationships-you-have-had-and-their-time-length/733471)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-ended-romantic-relationships-you-have-had-and-their-time-length/733471 "2016-08-24T23:50:05Z")
Time elapsed starts from first date. Only count those that you tried to pursue an exclusive romantic relationship with, not mere flings, FWB’s, or hookups. However, if you “upgraded” from friends, FWB, fling, or hookup… --- ## [Is consent sufficient for sexual activity to be ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-consent-sufficient-for-sexual-activity-to-be-ethical/761227)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-consent-sufficient-for-sexual-activity-to-be-ethical/761227 "2016-08-24T22:33:01Z")
Warning and/or Good news! Frank talk of kinky BDSM sex to follow. I wrote an erotic short story that pissed Sr. Weasel off. He has always been more conservative than me on sexual matters and he claims that I am extraord… --- ## [Legal/financial/general info needed: sudden death of a spouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-financial-general-info-needed-sudden-death-of-a-spouse/763744)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-financial-general-info-needed-sudden-death-of-a-spouse/763744 "2016-08-24T21:53:05Z")
Hi all. I wish I didn’t have reason to ask this. My sister’s husband–of only 3.5 years–died unexpectedly on Sunday. We still don’t know what happened; he wasn’t home at the time, and the autopsy/medical examination is, f… --- ## [To people without air conditioning, though you suffer in the heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-people-without-air-conditioning-though-you-suffer-in-the-heat/763521)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-people-without-air-conditioning-though-you-suffer-in-the-heat/763521 "2016-08-24T20:25:38Z")
A simple question: Why don’t you have air conditioning? For a few years I lived in a top-floor apartment in NYC, and had to sleep days in the sweltering heat. It was a mid-19th century building that didn’t have adequate … --- ## [The International Travel Q&A Thread! \[Ireland\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-travel-q-a-thread-ireland/762456)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-travel-q-a-thread-ireland/762456 "2016-08-24T19:51:47Z")
While I expect a lot of the answers to be opinion, I’m posting here since I’m hoping for “informed” opinions. :slight\_smile: I’m travelling to Ireland in few weeks from the USA. Topic 1 My current cell provider is AT&T… --- ## [Happiest and sadest ages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiest-and-sadest-ages/762619)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiest-and-sadest-ages/762619 "2016-08-24T19:30:18Z")
I see this come up now and then, I don’t know what the consensus is as far as when we are the happeiest or the sadest. I really haven’t noticed any difference I feel like I have always been in about the same mood. I see … --- ## [Sudden-onset Headache](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-onset-headache/762067)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-onset-headache/762067 "2016-08-24T18:40:36Z")
Please read in full before commenting. you are not my doctor, etc. I am a nurse and this is somewhat baffling to me. My partner is male, 47, in okay health. He is a pack a day smoker, and about 30 lbs overweight (bell… --- ## [The weather was PERFECT (or terrible) every single time I've \_\_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-was-perfect-or-terrible-every-single-time-ive-______/763704)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-was-perfect-or-terrible-every-single-time-ive-______/763704 "2016-08-24T18:25:44Z")
Last night I got to see Kesha in concert, the fourth time I’ve seen her perform! And every single time, the weather was just PERFECT (not too hot, humid, or cold, and no threat of rain whatsoever). Even when I saw her in… --- ## [Advice - applying to the same company, same position a few years later.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-applying-to-the-same-company-same-position-a-few-years-later/763828)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-applying-to-the-same-company-same-position-a-few-years-later/763828 "2016-08-24T18:23:53Z")
A few years ago- (3 to be exact) I was in the running for a position at a company I was very interested in working for. Several interviews–down to myself and two other applicants. I did not get it. About a year ago, I a… --- ## [Traveling to Italy- what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-italy-what-do-i-need-to-know/763082)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-italy-what-do-i-need-to-know/763082 "2016-08-24T17:39:18Z")
My daughter, Young Miss Striker, was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to spend her sophomore year of college studying abroad in Rome. Having never been to Italy (or anywhere in Europe for that matter), and not wa… --- ## [Part-time jobs where you completely control your own schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time-jobs-where-you-completely-control-your-own-schedule/763638)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time-jobs-where-you-completely-control-your-own-schedule/763638 "2016-08-24T17:36:09Z")
Inspired by another of my threads about being an Uber driver. \*\*astro \*\*commented: So, a little background. Uber requires that I complete one ride per month. Anything more than that is at my own discretion and on my… --- ## [The definition of insanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-of-insanity/763768)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-of-insanity/763768 "2016-08-24T17:18:19Z")
I’ve heard it said on many occasions that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome”. The first thing that I think when I hear this is: “that’s not the definitio… --- ## [Breasts are just for feeding babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-are-just-for-feeding-babies/763338)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-are-just-for-feeding-babies/763338 "2016-08-24T17:13:08Z")
I’ve often herd feminists say that breasts shouldn’t be sexualized as their primary purpose is to feed babies. I am not sure that is true. A woman generally gets breasts as she enters puberty, that is to say when her bo… --- ## [Brand names that you perceive incorrectly due to personal factors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-you-perceive-incorrectly-due-to-personal-factors/763652)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-you-perceive-incorrectly-due-to-personal-factors/763652 "2016-08-24T16:21:40Z")
Have you ever completely misread a brand name, because it somehow resembled something from an unrelated area of your life? I work in foodservice, and one task that needs to be performed regularly is removing the lime sc… --- ## [Have you ever been to Niagara Falls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-niagara-falls/763689)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-niagara-falls/763689 "2016-08-24T13:34:15Z")
You can also include when you were last there, if you want. Like me, I’ve been there a few times, but the last time I was it was about fourteen years ago. --- ## [Is a typo on a birth certificate a big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-typo-on-a-birth-certificate-a-big-deal/763308)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-typo-on-a-birth-certificate-a-big-deal/763308 "2016-08-24T05:56:11Z")
I’m not talking about naming the wrong father or misspelling the child’s name. In my daughter’s case, her mother’s birthday is wrong. Very wrong. Wrong enough that according to the BC, my wife is only about 6 months o… --- ## [What does this cat behavior mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-cat-behavior-mean/763691)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-cat-behavior-mean/763691 "2016-08-24T04:20:46Z")
We were out in the backyard just now with our Lab (who was more interested in cleaning up downed fruit from the apple tree than in playing Frisbee), when we heard meowing at intervals of a few seconds, coming from a dens… --- ## [Cloud Based Data Storage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloud-based-data-storage/763674)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloud-based-data-storage/763674 "2016-08-24T04:09:22Z")
I’ve got an online data backup service (Backblaze) so if my PC dies, my stuff isn’t lost. (I also have external USB hard disks for local backup, and burn DVDs of my most vital stuff.) But how do I go about using “the c… --- ## [Need a new laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-laptop/763711)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-laptop/763711 "2016-08-24T03:56:46Z")
I know a thread like this starts quite often, and that some might tell me to just search for the last one. I did, but I’m not a student, I’m not in business, and I don’t know that I need much. My old (5 years) Toshiba d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=708) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=710)