# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=836 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 837 --- ## ["Hello, my name is \_\_\_\_\_ and I am addicted to \_\_\_\_\_\_." Tell us about your addictions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-my-name-is-_____-and-i-am-addicted-to-______-tell-us-about-your-addictions/734752)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-my-name-is-_____-and-i-am-addicted-to-______-tell-us-about-your-addictions/734752 "2015-10-21T02:58:31Z")
We’ve all (well, most of us) got something, right? So what is it for you: cigarettes? Alcohol? Gambling? Shopping? Eating? Sex? Hard drugs, maybe? Tell us what your weakness is, how it’s effected your life, and how… --- ## [Doctor (Surgeon) Billing for Saying He Can't Treat You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-surgeon-billing-for-saying-he-cant-treat-you/734824)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-surgeon-billing-for-saying-he-cant-treat-you/734824 "2015-10-20T19:38:09Z")
Here’s the situation: You have a doctor who says you need a certain surgical procedure done. He recommends you to a general surgeon and you schedule a consult to discuss having this procedure done. But when the guy take… --- ## [Describing knee/leg pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describing-knee-leg-pain/735242)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describing-knee-leg-pain/735242 "2015-10-20T19:04:50Z")
Yes, I know You Are Not A Doctor. Neither am I. Yes, I know I Should See A Doctor. When I have my insurance sorted out, I absolutely shall. MEANWHILE… I am trying to figure out what is going on in my leg. Or even just a… --- ## [Shellfish allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shellfish-allergies/668810)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shellfish-allergies/668810 "2015-10-20T18:39:13Z")
So after vacationing in SC and eating a ton of shellfish, we suspect my husband has developed a shellfish allergy. Three times he ate it, and three times he experienced, er, severe gastrointestinal distress. (If anyone… --- ## [Would this be considered money laundering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-considered-money-laundering/734919)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-considered-money-laundering/734919 "2015-10-20T18:33:08Z")
Calling all lawyers! Oregon has approved marijuana sales. The problem these businesses have is that they are cash only, and those proceeds cannot be deposited in commercial banks because the banks are federally regulate… --- ## [Who is Tanya Cohen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-tanya-cohen/734972)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-tanya-cohen/734972 "2015-10-20T18:12:09Z")
Tanya Cohen insisted that non – progressive speech should be banned. Many conservatives did not like these ideas until they realized that the author of the account was Joshua Ryne Goldberg. Joshua Goldberg is a Conserv… --- ## [New Discovery About Fructose Could Lead To Treatments For Cancer, Obesity And Diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discovery-about-fructose-could-lead-to-treatments-for-cancer-obesity-and-diabetes/735143)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discovery-about-fructose-could-lead-to-treatments-for-cancer-obesity-and-diabetes/735143 "2015-10-20T16:59:42Z")
New Discovery About Fructose Could Lead To Treatments For Cancer, Obesity And Diabetes. From article. I’m actually too tired to read it. I thought some people here might like to read it. I usually do not repost from Redd… --- ## ["Leave him to me, boys! That bastard killed my pappy!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-him-to-me-boys-that-bastard-killed-my-pappy/735146)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-him-to-me-boys-that-bastard-killed-my-pappy/735146 "2015-10-20T15:55:27Z")
So let’s say that you have somehow become commanding officer of the Black-Eyed Jacks, the U.N.'s daring, highly trained, special mission force, tasked with defending human freedom against Python, a ruthless terrorist org… --- ## ["I see this country falling apart."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-see-this-country-falling-apart/733859)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-see-this-country-falling-apart/733859 "2015-10-20T15:38:53Z")
Roseburg, Reeling From Massacre, Finds Security in Gun Ownership. After reading this I have to agree, this country is falling apart… --- ## [If your dog (male or female) had a clit, where would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-dog-male-or-female-had-a-clit-where-would-it-be/735155)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-dog-male-or-female-had-a-clit-where-would-it-be/735155 "2015-10-20T15:17:57Z")
\[ul\] \[li\] Above/on cheekbone\[/li\]\[li\] Along snout\[/li\]\[li\] Combo: General noogie-ing along snout\[/li\]\[li\] On head just below and between the eyes where his snout ends\[/li\]\[li\] On smart bump\[/li\]\[li\] Behind and in front … --- ## [Would you sacrifice your career for a place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sacrifice-your-career-for-a-place/735227)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sacrifice-your-career-for-a-place/735227 "2015-10-20T14:55:50Z")
I am an expat who moved with my family to Switzerland over 10 years ago for my job, and simply love the country, the people, and most importantly, the quality of life. It is a great life here. The downside is that it is … --- ## [Nursing Homes and Credit Card Debt- what happens now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes-and-credit-card-debt-what-happens-now/734429)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes-and-credit-card-debt-what-happens-now/734429 "2015-10-20T05:28:05Z")
I hope this is the correct forum to ask this fairly common question. Mother in nursing home, gets a small pension, social security, and Medicaid. Has been there a year. No assets, house in my name for years. NH gets … --- ## [Is there a proper way to do this (stapling papers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-to-do-this-stapling-papers/691729)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-to-do-this-stapling-papers/691729 "2015-10-20T05:21:33Z")
This is pretty mundane, but it also calls for opinions, so I landed here. Say you have a stack of 10 papers with printing on them to collate/staple. The bottom 9 pieces have the material in portrait (vertical) mode. The… --- ## [20 of the Weirdest Things About America.. What's the Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-the-weirdest-things-about-america-whats-the-straight-dope/734694)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-the-weirdest-things-about-america-whats-the-straight-dope/734694 "2015-10-20T02:51:35Z")
I’ll occasionally see a post on fb concerning 20 Weird Things About America That Americans Don’t Realize. Or 11. Or 15. Whatever. Supposedly a list of things that happen in America that Americans don’t realize are st… --- ## [Aargh - help me find a good pencil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aargh-help-me-find-a-good-pencil/673109)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aargh-help-me-find-a-good-pencil/673109 "2015-10-20T02:32:17Z")
Or tell me what the heck I am doing wrong. I can’t use mechanical pencils. I press too hard and break the tips constantly. I use good old fashioned #2s, but I can’t seem to maintain them: They blunt almost instantly, … --- ## [Family Cost-Benefit calculation of poor Islamic girls becoming child brides vs not marrying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-cost-benefit-calculation-of-poor-islamic-girls-becoming-child-brides-vs-not-marrying/735044)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-cost-benefit-calculation-of-poor-islamic-girls-becoming-child-brides-vs-not-marrying/735044 "2015-10-20T02:31:39Z")
This article below references 13 and 14 year old Syrian girls becoming brides and several are shown with their babies. 24% Of Syrian Refugee Girls In Lebanon Forced To Marry Before 18. Here’s Who’s Helping - Experts s… --- ## [Suggestions wanted: floor cleaner that's more than a broom and less than a full-on wet-mop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-wanted-floor-cleaner-thats-more-than-a-broom-and-less-than-a-full-on-wet-mop/735136)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-wanted-floor-cleaner-thats-more-than-a-broom-and-less-than-a-full-on-wet-mop/735136 "2015-10-20T02:18:20Z")
We have a house full of hardwood floors, ceramic tile, three cats and a kindergartener. Our floor take a lot of day-to-day cleaning. Sometimes we want to do more than sweep or run the Swiffer Wet-Jet around, but don’t f… --- ## [Have you ever been called an ethnic slur in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-an-ethnic-slur-in-real-life/733594)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-an-ethnic-slur-in-real-life/733594 "2015-10-20T00:48:52Z")
How did you react/respond? Alternatively (if you never have or if it doesn’t apply to you), what is the worst thing you’ve ever been called by someone, in real life, who wasn’t joking? --- ## [You won the lottery. Do you give your employers 2 weeks' notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-do-you-give-your-employers-2-weeks-notice/733685)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-do-you-give-your-employers-2-weeks-notice/733685 "2015-10-19T23:56:49Z")
Let’s say you won $100 million in the lottery. You’re financially set for life. Now, it is expected courtesy, in your job field, for employees to give their employers 2 weeks of notice, and keep working during those two… --- ## [What does "not a punk" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-not-a-punk-mean-to-you/734134)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-not-a-punk-mean-to-you/734134 "2015-10-19T23:51:07Z")
At work the other day, somebody asked a co-worker about the group dynamics, group character, etc… Employee A said “Oh, these guys are all cool…no punks…” Employee B thought that “no punks” was a contemptuous phrasing o… --- ## [Is it an act of evil or a work of a genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-an-act-of-evil-or-a-work-of-a-genius/735168)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-an-act-of-evil-or-a-work-of-a-genius/735168 "2015-10-19T23:09:22Z")
Hackers stole a billion dollars from 100 banks. --- ## [What tdoes the term "alliteration" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tdoes-the-term-alliteration-mean-to-you/734843)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tdoes-the-term-alliteration-mean-to-you/734843 "2015-10-19T23:06:18Z")
I often come across incorrect usage on the 'net – incorrect, that is, by my standards. Maybe the way they teach it has changed since I was a lad, or maybe the people misuing it are just morons. I don’t know. Anyway, goin… --- ## [Use By Other Than Registered Owner (milk-crates)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-by-other-than-registered-owner-milk-crates/734938)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-by-other-than-registered-owner-milk-crates/734938 "2015-10-19T22:36:17Z")
I bought a couple of “milk crate” style storage boxes at a shop, and they are prominently labeled (molded right into the plastic): “Use by Other Than Registered Owner is Punishable Under Law.” Yeah, sure. Is this some… --- ## [How do I write a business proposal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-write-a-business-proposal/734976)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-write-a-business-proposal/734976 "2015-10-19T20:14:50Z")
Advice here, or links to suitable sites are appreciated. Long story short: Local diner, downtown, somewhat historic. FOR SALE. Downtown would be best served by this place remaining open and successful. I cooked there… --- ## [does Obama surpass Thomas Jefferson in terms of raw intellect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-surpass-thomas-jefferson-in-terms-of-raw-intellect/734769)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-surpass-thomas-jefferson-in-terms-of-raw-intellect/734769 "2015-10-19T19:26:54Z")
think about it Obmaa is a great orator, he is able to convey his thoughts with such clarity Jefferson was known to be a terrible public speaker, that he refused to to a state of the union --- ## [Have you ever been physically violent to an inanimate object that pissed you off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-physically-violent-to-an-inanimate-object-that-pissed-you-off/734819)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-physically-violent-to-an-inanimate-object-that-pissed-you-off/734819 "2015-10-19T17:58:51Z")
I remember one time I stubbed my toe on a bar stool (in my house), my knee jerk response was to punch said bar stool with my fist. My friend who witnessed this sequence of events was like: “That’s right Grrr!, you show … --- ## [The hardest philosophers to read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-philosophers-to-read/734729)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-philosophers-to-read/734729 "2015-10-19T16:18:24Z")
who are some of the hardest philosophers to read rather its their use of language, word structure, grammar, or complexity of ideas, or even the way its written who are some of these people that you would put as being so… --- ## [Colonoscopy for the Elderly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-for-the-elderly/734973)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-for-the-elderly/734973 "2015-10-19T15:42:54Z")
My 91 year old mother got a letter from her gastroenterologist telling her it was time for a colonoscopy. I told her, “No, you’re to old for that.” and she let it drop. Then I started goggling. In a series of articles t… --- ## [Haunted Attraction Psychology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haunted-attraction-psychology/733710)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haunted-attraction-psychology/733710 "2015-10-19T14:16:40Z")
So the local amusement park’s Halloween Haunt has a maze called “Mr Cleaver’s Bloodshed”. I bought a “No-Boo Necklace” and sat outside the exit to watch the fun. They had a scareactor dressed in a bloody apron with a hu… --- ## [You discover the horrifying trauma that left a friend amnesiac. Do you tell her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-discover-the-horrifying-trauma-that-left-a-friend-amnesiac-do-you-tell-her/734558)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-discover-the-horrifying-trauma-that-left-a-friend-amnesiac-do-you-tell-her/734558 "2015-10-19T14:13:58Z")
It’s another longish fantasy hypothetical, amigos, this one a direct sequel to last week’s. You’ve been warned, so kwityerbitching. To recap: the dear friend of the thread title is Esme, a Spider-man-strong, hypergenius … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=835) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=837)