# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=827 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 828 --- ## [What do you listen to (in terms of audio) in your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-listen-to-in-terms-of-audio-in-your-car/736976)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-listen-to-in-terms-of-audio-in-your-car/736976 "2015-11-09T16:34:23Z")
Music off of my mp3 player here, all the time. You? --- ## [Living in a high rise with dogs, anyone doing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-high-rise-with-dogs-anyone-doing-it/736817)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-high-rise-with-dogs-anyone-doing-it/736817 "2015-11-09T16:25:53Z")
If so, tell me about it. I currently live in the 'burbs in a house that is way too big for me now that I’m divorced. Even besides the “too much house” part of it, I’m just not a suburbs guy. If it were just me, I woul… --- ## [Ask the Insurance Salesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-insurance-salesman/736623)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-insurance-salesman/736623 "2015-11-09T16:01:32Z")
I don’t know if there will be any interest in this or not, but salesmen in general seem to be disliked so maybe there will be some interest if only to yell at me for being scum. :cool: First things first. I am not your… --- ## [Bear vs Dolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-vs-dolphin/213985)
**Author:** [@Tmagic77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tmagic77)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-vs-dolphin/213985 "2015-11-09T15:52:12Z")
I have no clue how this came up, but I have a running argument with some of my friends. There is a bear and a dolphin in a large pool of water, say 4 feet deep and 150 feet across, and they fight to the death. Who would … --- ## [Why hasn't blu-ray caught on more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-blu-ray-caught-on-more/735922)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-blu-ray-caught-on-more/735922 "2015-11-09T15:30:26Z")
It seems to me like Blu-ray is still very much a niche product. Some of the stores I go to have a very large DVD section, but have one shelf of blu-rays in a corner. You can buy a portable DVD player at any electronics s… --- ## [Do they actually want this information or is it a test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-actually-want-this-information-or-is-it-a-test/737017)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-actually-want-this-information-or-is-it-a-test/737017 "2015-11-09T15:09:52Z")
I have decided to take classes in \*\*information security \*\*online at WGU. They want me to email a copy of both my parents tax returns, even though I made it quite clear to financial aid that my parents aren’t paying for… --- ## [Going to Vegas: Where To Stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-where-to-stay/736392)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-where-to-stay/736392 "2015-11-09T06:52:09Z")
So the week after next, Mrs. SMV and I will be making our first trip to that concatenation of sin, debauchery, and despair known as Las Vegas, Nevada. I can’t wait. Mrs. SMV is in charge of finding a room, and she’s nar… --- ## [Immigration to the US: Can one be a tourist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-to-the-us-can-one-be-a-tourist/710659)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-to-the-us-can-one-be-a-tourist/710659 "2015-11-09T05:10:18Z")
A friend (no, not me), whom I will call “Buddy” is in the middle of trying to immigrate to the US. I’m unsure under which kind of visa, but his fiancee is American, resident in the US, so that may identify it somewhat; … --- ## [What was I being offered for $600 at a Houston strip club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-i-being-offered-for-600-at-a-houston-strip-club/684742)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-i-being-offered-for-600-at-a-houston-strip-club/684742 "2015-11-08T18:51:45Z")
I’ve been to several strip clubs in Houston where, during a lap dance, a stripper offered to take me to the VIP room and, uh, offer various services for approximately $600. Now, I have never been tempted to take anyone … --- ## [A World War II conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-war-ii-conundrum/736827)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-war-ii-conundrum/736827 "2015-11-08T18:50:07Z")
Am not sure in which forum, this post most properly belongs: have plumped for IMHO – mods, please move if reckoned appropriate. This is prompted by a reference in the Great Debates thread “I’m a Baby of the Atomic Bomb…… --- ## [If Person A shoots Person B and Person B dies from an infection from this bullet wound, then .......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-person-a-shoots-person-b-and-person-b-dies-from-an-infection-from-this-bullet-wound-then/736246)
**Author:** [@Futurist110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futurist110)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-person-a-shoots-person-b-and-person-b-dies-from-an-infection-from-this-bullet-wound-then/736246 "2015-11-08T03:53:57Z")
… then would Person A be charged with murder or with manslaughter? Or would Person A be charged with something else? Also, to elaborate on this, Person B survives getting shot but dies from an infection which results fr… --- ## [Driving across West Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-across-west-virginia/736660)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-across-west-virginia/736660 "2015-11-08T02:04:54Z")
We’re planning on making yet another Chicago-to-Washington DC drive for Thanksgiving and I had the idea that, rather than our usual route on I-80, we’d take the couple extra hours and go through West Virgina giving us al… --- ## [Is there a tablet or a tablet OS that doesn't suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-tablet-or-a-tablet-os-that-doesnt-suck/736051)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-tablet-or-a-tablet-os-that-doesnt-suck/736051 "2015-11-08T02:04:45Z")
Micro Center had a $25 refurbed Brand Z Android 4.2 7" tablet. I already hated my wife’s iPad, having been through all of the stages of “Why won’t this do what I tell it to do?” short of throwing it into oncoming traffi… --- ## [What exactly is it about bacon and other processed meat that turns it into toxic cancer poison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-it-about-bacon-and-other-processed-meat-that-turns-it-into-toxic-cancer-poison/736797)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-it-about-bacon-and-other-processed-meat-that-turns-it-into-toxic-cancer-poison/736797 "2015-11-07T22:20:16Z")
Putting this in IMHO because though there is factual info out there, a lot of it is confusing and contradictory. I’d like to get your thoughts and opinions on what types of meat and preparation may be better or worse, si… --- ## [Zone out in the supermarket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zone-out-in-the-supermarket/736808)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zone-out-in-the-supermarket/736808 "2015-11-07T21:26:39Z")
Did you ever fancy a snack and go to get chocolate at the supermarket, and end up standing there looking at all the myriad gaudy packages of sweeties, experiencing a conflicting barrage of buying fantasies that causes un… --- ## [DWB Response to Bombing is Not Helpful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwb-response-to-bombing-is-not-helpful/736900)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwb-response-to-bombing-is-not-helpful/736900 "2015-11-07T20:17:56Z")
Reading some articles about the attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, I am struck not just by the vehement emotion involved but also the bafflingly unhelpful responses to what is very clearly a traged… --- ## [Night before important exam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-before-important-exam/736488)
**Author:** [@NVME702-redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NVME702-redux)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-before-important-exam/736488 "2015-11-07T16:43:26Z")
If its the night before an important exam, I get the whole get a good nights rest advice, but do you continue to study? Does it help or could it hinder? Would not having something to distract you cause you to stress all … --- ## [Unacceptable reasons not to date someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unacceptable-reasons-not-to-date-someone/736730)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unacceptable-reasons-not-to-date-someone/736730 "2015-11-07T16:26:07Z")
Pantastic started a thread a few weeks ago, “Acceptable reasons not to date someone” - and the responses were near unanimous - \*\*\*any \*reason is a good reason not to date someone. \*\*Projammer \*\*then asked: That’s th… --- ## [If a person doesn't have a drinking problem, should they have a problem quitting for a SO.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-person-doesnt-have-a-drinking-problem-should-they-have-a-problem-quitting-for-a-so/736513)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-person-doesnt-have-a-drinking-problem-should-they-have-a-problem-quitting-for-a-so/736513 "2015-11-07T16:25:21Z")
Not asking for myself, it’s just a generic hypothetical: John, likes to designate Friday nights as his “drinking” night. He doesn’t drink any other night and he is off on weekends. And while he doesn’t get sloppy drunk,… --- ## [Really funny Podcasts you'd recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-funny-podcasts-youd-recommend/736877)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-funny-podcasts-youd-recommend/736877 "2015-11-07T15:40:50Z")
With the internet, it seems everyone is now a radio DJ and re-creates the old morning zoo crew we’ve all heard on morning radio. I’d like to have better Podcasts to listen to while I exercise, so I welcome your recommen… --- ## [Could I teach myself to weld?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-to-weld/736580)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-to-weld/736580 "2015-11-07T15:22:30Z")
At my work we often have things that break and we, too often, let them go. As it usually happens, they get worse instead of better. Many of these things need to be welded. Many of these things I look at and think “I do… --- ## [OTC high-fluoride toothpaste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-high-fluoride-toothpaste/736820)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-high-fluoride-toothpaste/736820 "2015-11-07T14:13:54Z")
I have severe tooth sensitivity from receding gums, so my dentist suggested a prescription high-fluoride toothpaste (along with other stuff), which works well. However it costs $30.00/tube (!!) at his office and I cannot… --- ## [Friend who refers to her several-years deceased father in the present tense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-who-refers-to-her-several-years-deceased-father-in-the-present-tense/736894)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-who-refers-to-her-several-years-deceased-father-in-the-present-tense/736894 "2015-11-07T14:03:37Z")
I have a good friend who is very outgoing and happy most of the time, but has recently confided in me about some struggles she’s had with a relative passing away this summer. As we’ve talked, it’s emerged that she still … --- ## [Make yourself visible on the road after dark!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-yourself-visible-on-the-road-after-dark/736486)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-yourself-visible-on-the-road-after-dark/736486 "2015-11-07T03:38:18Z")
(This is not a rant about Daylight Savings Time.) Earlier this evening, I went out to run an errand, and as I was pulling out of my parking lot, two boys zipped by on mopeds. I didn’t see the second one until I almost … --- ## [Anyone else ever kick a nasal spray habit (or need to)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-kick-a-nasal-spray-habit-or-need-to/424260)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-kick-a-nasal-spray-habit-or-need-to/424260 "2015-11-06T20:43:42Z")
About a year ago, I got a bad headcold. I started using Afrin nasal spray. I experienced a major “rebound effect”, and I’ve been using Afrin every 5 or 6 hours a day ever since- including waking up during the night to … --- ## [Appropriate gifts for 9 and 10 year old girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-gifts-for-9-and-10-year-old-girls/736083)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-gifts-for-9-and-10-year-old-girls/736083 "2015-11-06T20:37:24Z")
Can you guys help me buy gifts for my niece and my cousin? I would like them to be: not too girly. By this I mean dolls are fine, but I don’t really want any princess crap. They are awash in that. Need a toy and a book… --- ## [Coffe make you stronger in bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffe-make-you-stronger-in-bed/736815)
**Author:** [@KaleMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KaleMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffe-make-you-stronger-in-bed/736815 "2015-11-06T20:32:39Z")
Guys who consume coffee regularly did you noticed that? --- ## [Growing poppies in the PNW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-poppies-in-the-pnw/736818)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-poppies-in-the-pnw/736818 "2015-11-06T20:30:43Z")
My California poppy seeds arrived yesterday. I lived in the Antelope Valley, where the Poppy Reserve is. A film I shot in college took place in a field that had poppies in it. I’m not a flower person, but I like thos… --- ## [Dual band Wifi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-band-wifi/736588)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-band-wifi/736588 "2015-11-06T20:15:23Z")
I recently ordered a Blu-ray player that has dual band Wifi. Besides 2.4 Ghz, it supports 5 Ghz Wifi. It claims it is faster and has less interference than 2.4 Ghz. OK, this all sounds fine and good, but what good is thi… --- ## [We're About to be Kicked Out of Our Apartment. Need Negotiating Tips And Other Advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-about-to-be-kicked-out-of-our-apartment-need-negotiating-tips-and-other-advice/736552)
**Author:** [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-about-to-be-kicked-out-of-our-apartment-need-negotiating-tips-and-other-advice/736552 "2015-11-06T18:44:06Z")
So, we learned last night that the owner of our building wants to divide our large apartment into two smaller ones. We have the option of moving into another one in the building or moving out altogether. Our lease, whi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=826) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=828)