# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=900 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 901 --- ## [When good Moms go bad. (Menopause)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-good-moms-go-bad-menopause/481907)
**Author:** [@incidental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/incidental)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-good-moms-go-bad-menopause/481907 "2015-06-08T20:01:22Z")
I’ve been having some issues lately with my mother. This is quite unusual, as we’ve always been close. I was never a particularly rebellious teen, and having a protracted fight with my Mom is throwing me for a loop. Ove… --- ## [Heat or ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-or-ice/721820)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Paul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Paul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-or-ice/721820 "2015-06-08T19:58:49Z")
What works best after being kicked in the crotch? --- ## [Millennials: How are you doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-how-are-you-doing/721924)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-how-are-you-doing/721924 "2015-06-08T19:21:23Z")
I just read this article: Millennials: The New Poor. It seems like every day there’s a news story bemoaning this generation’s lack of success. Since I am not in this demographic, nor do I socialize with people in this … --- ## [Hip pain when walking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-pain-when-walking/721673)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-pain-when-walking/721673 "2015-06-08T17:32:30Z")
This is a different problem from the hip pain thread so I decided to start a new one. I am accustomed to walking 4 miles to me office, especially in the current weather. I guess this actually started a few years ago, b… --- ## [A Tipple after abstaining - what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tipple-after-abstaining-what-to-expect/721701)
**Author:** [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tipple-after-abstaining-what-to-expect/721701 "2015-06-08T16:23:17Z")
I’ve not had a drink\* for just over a week after a considerable time over having at least something every evening for… let’s say “some time”. After such a short break will I feel any difference in effects, or will it be … --- ## ["Welcome to the Dirty South" says Whole Foods. I don't know what they mean.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-dirty-south-says-whole-foods-i-dont-know-what-they-mean/721651)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-dirty-south-says-whole-foods-i-dont-know-what-they-mean/721651 "2015-06-08T14:38:47Z")
I’m not a frequent Whole Foods shopper, but I find myself in there once every month or two. This morning I was in one in Raleigh NC (one city over from my home) and large posters lining the main aisle in front of the ca… --- ## [Should I consider visiting Liverpool again on my second trip to the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-consider-visiting-liverpool-again-on-my-second-trip-to-the-uk/721486)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-consider-visiting-liverpool-again-on-my-second-trip-to-the-uk/721486 "2015-06-08T13:46:31Z")
Don’t need answer fast. I visited Liverpool for 3 days on my recent trip to the UK and I really liked it. I also spent 2 days in Manchester, which was ok, and 4 days in London. I really liked Liverpool and I’m consideri… --- ## [Why can't I join ISIS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-join-isis/721779)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-join-isis/721779 "2015-06-08T02:58:11Z")
I can join the Latin Kings\*. I can join the Aryan Nation. I can join other “extremist” groups like the Branch Davidians. And in all these cases, I’m “free” to join, but will be subject to arrest once I actually do someth… --- ## [How often do you "treat" yourself and how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-treat-yourself-and-how/721906)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-treat-yourself-and-how/721906 "2015-06-08T01:23:28Z")
I suppose anything that isn’t strictly necessary to survival could be considered a “treat”, but I mean how often do you buy something frivolous that you’ve been wanting, eat something that’s not necessarily good for you … --- ## [Is it strange for a girl to go to a Comedy show alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-for-a-girl-to-go-to-a-comedy-show-alone/721801)
**Author:** [@CharlotteNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlotteNC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-for-a-girl-to-go-to-a-comedy-show-alone/721801 "2015-06-07T23:21:19Z")
I’m a 20 year old female and my favorite comedian Jim Norton is performing in my town, and none of my friends want to go. He’s a dirty comic, and I admittedly feel awkward going so see him alone. If I went I would make s… --- ## [Awake but can't move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-but-cant-move/721623)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-but-cant-move/721623 "2015-06-07T22:59:45Z")
I haven’t experienced this since I was in my 30’s. I would feel like I was wide awake but could not make anything move, I couldn’t even get my eyes to open. Doctor said I was simply not as awake as I thought I was. If I … --- ## [Cat intermittently peeing outside litter box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-intermittently-peeing-outside-litter-box/721749)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-intermittently-peeing-outside-litter-box/721749 "2015-06-07T14:04:35Z")
We have an appointment with our vet, but it’s not soon enough so I hope the collective wisdom of CatOwningDopers will help in the meantime. We’ve had Cat1 since October of 2011. She was a tiny little thing when we got … --- ## [Car Licensing Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-licensing-question/721809)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-licensing-question/721809 "2015-06-07T11:26:53Z")
This could go in GQ because there is probably a factual answer, but It also can be up for a bit of speculation (plus it could be considered legal advise) so I’m putting it here. My mom decided she was no longer in good … --- ## [silly iPod/iTunes q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-ipod-itunes-q/721726)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-ipod-itunes-q/721726 "2015-06-07T10:52:30Z")
This is too silly to put in GQ, but it is bugging me so I turn for advice! So I got a new car with an iPod/USB auxiliary plug so I decided to enter this century and get an iPod. I have ripped all my CDs to it and downl… --- ## [IT-centric words which are appropriated from elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-centric-words-which-are-appropriated-from-elsewhere/721515)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-centric-words-which-are-appropriated-from-elsewhere/721515 "2015-06-07T02:26:51Z")
Hi folks. For a talk I’m doing, I’m trying to compile a list of words which are commonly used and understood in IT which were appropriated from elsewhere. Examples are “memory” (originally one’s ability to recall, now a… --- ## [7:43am - It Began](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-43am-it-began/698168)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-43am-it-began/698168 "2015-06-06T20:43:11Z")
For those of us so inclined, I and my colleagues are observing a moment of silence in memory of 9/11. Beginning now. Forgive, but never forget. Regards, Shodan --- ## [Teachers - which students do you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-which-students-do-you-remember/721617)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-which-students-do-you-remember/721617 "2015-06-06T19:18:12Z")
I’ve always considered myself to be fairly forgettable, but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn a couple of my French or Spanish teachers from high school might remember me, mostly because I loved those classes and I did we… --- ## [Why the HUGE increase in prescription drug costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-huge-increase-in-prescription-drug-costs/705631)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-huge-increase-in-prescription-drug-costs/705631 "2015-06-06T16:47:01Z")
Without going into unnecessary detail… I am on a prescribed medication that used to cost $70 for 60 pills. Today, I learned that it has jumped more than six-fold, to $220 for only 30 pills. How can this happen? What … --- ## [Would you rather be a super-genius or have super-fast healing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-a-super-genius-or-have-super-fast-healing/720547)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-a-super-genius-or-have-super-fast-healing/720547 "2015-06-06T15:45:53Z")
After another successful mission for the great goddess Athena … Ah, screw it. I don’t care about the setup today. Choose the super-genius option, and you get the full Brainiac 5 package. Eidetic memory for both visual … --- ## [Does sex help relieve migraines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sex-help-relieve-migraines/721679)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sex-help-relieve-migraines/721679 "2015-06-06T14:57:42Z")
Hello Everyone, My wife, unfortunately, suffers from severe migraines it seems a few times every week. The doctors haven’t seemed to do much for helping, Excedrine (sp?)migraine seems to help the most, that and sle… --- ## [iRobot Roomba 800 behavior needs modification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irobot-roomba-800-behavior-needs-modification/721722)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irobot-roomba-800-behavior-needs-modification/721722 "2015-06-06T14:51:42Z")
For a recent occasion my wife bought a iRobot Roomba 800 for her amusement and as a hint to me to clean my area more often. The silly thing scurried around the house doing it’s thing for several days. Then it decided … --- ## [Grease Monkeys: Transmission Behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grease-monkeys-transmission-behavior/721590)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grease-monkeys-transmission-behavior/721590 "2015-06-06T10:36:01Z")
A couple related questions: A) We have not been diligent about changing the transmission fluid (on an automatic transmission) after 114,000 miles. The car is just beginning to show hints of a potential issue. Two frie… --- ## [Babysitting advice for bratty 4 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babysitting-advice-for-bratty-4-year-old/423644)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babysitting-advice-for-bratty-4-year-old/423644 "2015-06-06T08:26:13Z")
I’m doing a favor for a friend, babysitting twice a week because of scheduling conflicts with her classes this semester. I babysit her 4 1/2 year old son and 11 month old daughter. I’ve regularly babysat the boy from abo… --- ## [Craigslist & stolen merchandise. A thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-stolen-merchandise-a-thing/721695)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-stolen-merchandise-a-thing/721695 "2015-06-06T06:19:05Z")
I look at Craigslist specifically for bargains. Last weekend I saw an ad for parrot toys, and it was local. I texted the person and offered to buy them. They wanted to meet in a public spot, so twenty minutes later I was… --- ## [Fixing a weird fingernail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-weird-fingernail/721578)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-weird-fingernail/721578 "2015-06-06T05:31:14Z")
NOTE: This might be seen as a medical question, though I think of it more as a cosmetic one, but mods please move the thread if necessary. I have a weird messed up fingernail. Instead of growing in a gentle curve, is … --- ## ["Politely" dealing with others when buying a home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politely-dealing-with-others-when-buying-a-home/721540)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politely-dealing-with-others-when-buying-a-home/721540 "2015-06-06T02:37:15Z")
So, my wife and I are thinking about upgrading our home (more space, room for another kid if we decide to have one, more yard for the kids to play in, good schools, etc). As such we’ve been browsing zillow and looking. E… --- ## [Economics of owning a Comic Book Store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-owning-a-comic-book-store/277044)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-owning-a-comic-book-store/277044 "2015-06-05T21:23:13Z")
I am not sure if anyone can help me with this but I am curious as to how well an independent owner of a comic book store does these days. If we assume the following: Located in a moderate to large city (1 millions +). … --- ## [Is the word "asshole" the strongest insult in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-asshole-the-strongest-insult-in-english/646779)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-asshole-the-strongest-insult-in-english/646779 "2015-06-05T15:20:09Z")
What I’ve observed in this forum is that the word “asshole” is the most offensive word that people use when they angry. Or is this word the worst/most unpleasant/most insulting connotations/implications only amongst Dope… --- ## [Blue Angels vs. Thunderbirds: which is the better show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-vs-thunderbirds-which-is-the-better-show/721630)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-vs-thunderbirds-which-is-the-better-show/721630 "2015-06-05T09:36:12Z")
See subject line. If two airshows were happening in your town, with one featuring the Blue Angels and the other featuring the Thunderbirds, which one would you choose to attend? --- ## [The word "clever" in UK vs US English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-clever-in-uk-vs-us-english/645407)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-clever-in-uk-vs-us-english/645407 "2015-06-05T09:23:40Z")
So, this question came about because I’ve been watching lots of Doctor Who/Sherlock/Torchwood lately, and I want to confirm what seems to be a slightly different connotation to the word “clever” in British English. In t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=899) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=901)