# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=856 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 857 --- ## [Foreign address on résumé](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-address-on-resume/729750)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-address-on-resume/729750 "2015-09-04T14:00:01Z")
So I’m looking to move from my home in the Cayman Islands back the the United States and I’ve been sending out my résumé for positions for which I seem well qualified. And I’ve been sending and sending, tweaking the résu… --- ## [Miss Utility Misses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-utility-misses/729631)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-utility-misses/729631 "2015-09-04T13:14:13Z")
I know what Miss Utility is but for the life of me I can’t figure out why they feel the need to spray paint things like sidewalks, trees, or asphalt driveways. Only one of these things happened to me, which is why I don… --- ## [Opinions on offer to watch grandchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-offer-to-watch-grandchild/729714)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-offer-to-watch-grandchild/729714 "2015-09-04T12:37:43Z")
I’ll try to keep this short. My daughter and her husband had a child in June. My daughter is preparing to return to work this month. She will work mostly evenings and weekends, and from noon to 9 on Mondays. She live… --- ## [Does couponing save money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-couponing-save-money/679796)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-couponing-save-money/679796 "2014-07-28T03:39:32Z")
\*\*Frylock \*\*had questions that they put in an old thread that made me think the topic deserved a new thread, lo these nearly three years later. Things have changed in the couponing world. You’re as likely to get a coup… --- ## [hedges and dog urine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hedges-and-dog-urine/729781)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hedges-and-dog-urine/729781 "2015-09-04T04:33:35Z")
I’m president of a highrise condo building and we’re looking at our options—hedge or wall—for a landscaped area that adjoins a busy sidewalk where probably 500 dogs a day from elsewhere in the neighborhood pass on their … --- ## [The WDBJ Shootings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wdbj-shootings/729038)
**Author:** [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wdbj-shootings/729038 "2015-09-04T03:12:56Z")
I watched both videos; the station’s live broadcast as it happened, and the murderer’s mobile phone footage. In the second video, shot by the murderer, you could see him waving a gun within the eyesight of both Alison Pa… --- ## [careers in linguistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careers-in-linguistics/729635)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careers-in-linguistics/729635 "2015-09-04T01:12:19Z")
So the daughter has of late become interested in linguistics…she’s very much into language and grammar, and loves studying foreign languages as well. Now, she’s at the age where she changes her mind about what she’s int… --- ## [Yes, I know, never sign a contract at your door, but......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-never-sign-a-contract-at-your-door-but/729007)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-never-sign-a-contract-at-your-door-but/729007 "2015-09-04T01:12:07Z")
Tonight, for the first time ever, I signed a contract (which I can cancel if I change my mind within 30 days) for what appears to be a cheaper electricity rate. I asked question, I got answers. The guy was wearing ID a… --- ## [Aliens offer you a chance for liftime luxury for every human in exchange for sterilisation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-offer-you-a-chance-for-liftime-luxury-for-every-human-in-exchange-for-sterilisation/729617)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-offer-you-a-chance-for-liftime-luxury-for-every-human-in-exchange-for-sterilisation/729617 "2015-09-03T18:18:39Z")
A delegation from the Ecksian Fereation, an interstellar power focused on planet Ecks, approaches you. They have been studying humanity, its rapid leaps in technology and initiative, and they’re worried. Not for themselv… --- ## [How long Will The Current Chinese Recession Last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-the-current-chinese-recession-last/729526)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-the-current-chinese-recession-last/729526 "2015-09-03T16:53:57Z")
China has seen its growth rate drop from double digits to 4-5%. This will continue to depress commodity prices and stocks-but of course, china will (eventually) begin to grow again. so, are we talking 12-24 months? Or c… --- ## [Do Indian women do Indian yoga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-indian-women-do-indian-yoga/680072)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-indian-women-do-indian-yoga/680072 "2015-09-03T16:49:32Z")
I know India is (or at least appears to be) a fairly conservative culture and I haven’t really noticed much in the way of Indian women promoting yoga. All Indian yoga promoters appear to be men. Do Indian women actually… --- ## [What is geeky and what is non-geeky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-geeky-and-what-is-non-geeky/729410)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-geeky-and-what-is-non-geeky/729410 "2015-09-03T15:09:21Z")
Please help me fill in these lists. You're geeky if you're really into: computers Star Wars You're not geeky if you're really into: football porn --- ## [Cafeteria starts asking for tips, would it annoy you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafeteria-starts-asking-for-tips-would-it-annoy-you/729803)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafeteria-starts-asking-for-tips-would-it-annoy-you/729803 "2015-09-03T14:57:37Z")
I know this is one of the most controversial topics here on this board, thought I’d ask if you all thought I was an asshole or not. When I lived in the US I tended to shy away from tipping places just because I hated th… --- ## [Why end with "Thoughts?" or "Just Who Are You Saying Is Thoughtless Anyway?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-end-with-thoughts-or-just-who-are-you-saying-is-thoughtless-anyway/729613)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-end-with-thoughts-or-just-who-are-you-saying-is-thoughtless-anyway/729613 "2015-09-03T12:41:28Z")
In modern business writing, I’ve noticed a lovely new trend glorifying both the lazy and the dull in written communication: ending a note or an email with “thoughts?”. :dubious: Granted, to reply none of us has to comp… --- ## [How risky is this combination of drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-risky-is-this-combination-of-drugs/729563)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-risky-is-this-combination-of-drugs/729563 "2015-09-03T11:49:35Z")
This is a fairly involved story. I will try to keep it short. At the beginning of June my 87-year-old father developed severe hip pain. He was diagnosed with bursitis and was prescribed a Vicodin equivalent (10 mg hydro… --- ## [Please recommend a book on Middle East history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-book-on-middle-east-history/729774)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-book-on-middle-east-history/729774 "2015-09-03T11:33:19Z")
What is the best book that explains the history of the Middle East and how we got to where we are today? --- ## [How would communism turn out if Marx dropped acid ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-communism-turn-out-if-marx-dropped-acid/729672)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-communism-turn-out-if-marx-dropped-acid/729672 "2015-09-03T05:39:12Z")
Dialectical materialism, or, everything is… like… vibrations… ? --- ## [Job drug testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-drug-testing/729736)
**Author:** [@Profdriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profdriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-drug-testing/729736 "2015-09-03T05:15:44Z")
I work for a small company driving a boxtruck, and the DOT does random drug tests. I fractured my hand while i was off work and went to the ER. They Xrayed it and gave me Norco. Norco is a narcotic and I don’t take it wh… --- ## [Things you wish you saw more often in dating profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-saw-more-often-in-dating-profiles/729576)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-saw-more-often-in-dating-profiles/729576 "2015-09-03T04:24:08Z")
Speaking hypothetically, at least in my case. I was just looking at the Wiki article on Alexander the Great’s mom, \[del\]Angelina Jolie\[/del\] Olympias. Right off the bat, we learn that she: I mean, that’s the kind of t… --- ## [Bit. Rabies concern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-rabies-concern/729320)
**Author:** [@Deereman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deereman)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-rabies-concern/729320 "2015-09-03T03:38:05Z")
Went looking today for another dog at a local animal shelter. The dogs were caged and as my wife held her hand to the cage to let one sniff, it managed to bite her finger enough to break skin and draw blood. That dog h… --- ## [Refugee question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refugee-question/728742)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refugee-question/728742 "2015-09-03T02:47:19Z")
Watching the refugees fleeing into Europe from the middle east is just heart breaking. How desperate they must be to load their families into overcrowded trucks, and dangerous boats. Being effectively treated as animals. … --- ## [What good is a doctorate, outside of academia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-a-doctorate-outside-of-academia/729301)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-a-doctorate-outside-of-academia/729301 "2015-09-02T23:49:32Z")
As we all know, in the world of academia a PhD or other doctorate is pretty much a pre-requisite to being an academic and conducting research. But what good is one for those who are not aspiring academics? And what bene… --- ## [Landscape Costs - Restoring a Crushed Rock Yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landscape-costs-restoring-a-crushed-rock-yard/729687)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landscape-costs-restoring-a-crushed-rock-yard/729687 "2015-09-02T22:40:20Z")
About 30 years ago, somebody dropped a ton of money into this place: Inside: new cabinets - real wood. Cheap ceramic tile to ruin it. The real money was the rear yard: Pool and spa Weed block and crushed red stone wh… --- ## [At what age are you on the decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-are-you-on-the-decline/729401)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-are-you-on-the-decline/729401 "2015-09-02T20:22:28Z")
I would say for me it was the late 30’s I just felt there was a certain energy level that I couldn’t maintain, certain things it would take longer to recover from. Also, mentally I think I was a little past my prime. S… --- ## [Death of the Queen/President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-queen-president/728747)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-queen-president/728747 "2015-09-02T19:45:26Z")
Of course, no British monarch has died since 1952 and no sitting American President since 1963. The next time it happens, what is likely to happen? Specifically, will media coverage be like 9/11 (all channels pretty mu… --- ## [Is this champagne still good? - Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-champagne-still-good-need-answer-fast/729625)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-champagne-still-good-need-answer-fast/729625 "2015-09-02T18:24:46Z")
I have a couple of bottles of champagne (technically sparkling wine as they’re not from France) lying on their side in the bottom of the fridge. One is a very expensive bottle that I was given 3½ years ago\* that I said … --- ## [What's a good "sweet spot" camera + audio setup for making movies for YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-sweet-spot-camera-audio-setup-for-making-movies-for-youtube/729514)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-sweet-spot-camera-audio-setup-for-making-movies-for-youtube/729514 "2015-09-02T17:45:02Z")
I plan to start making YouTube videos soon, and all I have right now is PhotoBooth on my make. That or my phone. :slight\_smile: So… what’s a good camera + audio setup to buy (new or used)? By “sweet spot” I mean the rig… --- ## [Parents: a strange adult assaults your four-year-old. How tempted are you to react violently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-a-strange-adult-assaults-your-four-year-old-how-tempted-are-you-to-react-violently/729192)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-a-strange-adult-assaults-your-four-year-old-how-tempted-are-you-to-react-violently/729192 "2015-09-02T17:33:35Z")
Let’s say you’ve taken your four-year-old son or daughter to the local park. There’s only little kids and their parents/nannies/babysitters around, and no one looks dangerous, so you let your kid go play with his or her … --- ## [Are you a coffee pooper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493 "2015-09-02T17:14:42Z")
I read an article that says coffee causes a large number of people to poop. It has that effect on me - normally I’m an every couple of days pooper but a couple cups coffee and I’m in the bathroom two hours later. You? --- ## [Ad on Craigslist "In need of someone to pick up my son from school"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-on-craigslist-in-need-of-someone-to-pick-up-my-son-from-school/729149)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-on-craigslist-in-need-of-someone-to-pick-up-my-son-from-school/729149 "2015-09-02T16:18:42Z")
I just saw this ad on Craigslist: “I am in need of someone to pick up my 11 year old son from school and drop him off at home, preferably someone at least 17 years of age and has at least 1 year of driving history. Will… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=855) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=857)