# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=908 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 909 --- ## [Uber for Kitty Litter: Name this Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-for-kitty-litter-name-this-company/720399)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-for-kitty-litter-name-this-company/720399 "2015-05-20T21:17:14Z")
We’re launching an on-demand kitty litter box cleaning and refreshment service, think of it like Uber for Kitty Litter. Can you think of a fun catchy name for it? Bonus points if the .com and @handle are available (thou… --- ## [what sorts of things do mature adults hang on their walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sorts-of-things-do-mature-adults-hang-on-their-walls/720152)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sorts-of-things-do-mature-adults-hang-on-their-walls/720152 "2015-05-20T20:30:27Z")
now I have some videogame and movie posters, but everyone makes fun of me and says they’re immature what is acceptable instead --- ## [Have you ever had a co worker stopped talking to you for no reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-co-worker-stopped-talking-to-you-for-no-reason/720277)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-co-worker-stopped-talking-to-you-for-no-reason/720277 "2015-05-20T19:48:55Z")
There was this gentle man at my work who was always chatty with me.Then one day I noticed that he wasn’t as talkative and I was the one started to say hi first .He would respond but the energy and the vibe wasn’t the sam… --- ## [Malls you've seen the biggest decline in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malls-youve-seen-the-biggest-decline-in/719940)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malls-youve-seen-the-biggest-decline-in/719940 "2015-05-20T19:36:43Z")
For me I would say the Auburn Mall in Auburn, Maine. I used to go there a lot as a child because my grandmother lives nearby. I had a work order in Auburn yesterday and decided to go in, and see how it changed since I … --- ## [Opinions on new Russian Armata tank and AK-74M](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-new-russian-armata-tank-and-ak-74m/719430)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-new-russian-armata-tank-and-ak-74m/719430 "2015-05-20T19:13:40Z")
http://rt.com/news/256277-ak-rifle-russia-parade/ Any opinions? The AK-74 sounds like it could be a game-changer in sales abroad. The Armata tank, I just don’t see being a huge thing. They’re both being introduced on… --- ## [Overcoming stage fright](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-stage-fright/720359)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-stage-fright/720359 "2015-05-20T19:02:37Z")
Do you know how this can be done? I’m 31 years old and I start shaking and sweating whenever I have to face an audience or do a presentation at work. It’s extremely embarrassing and paralyzing. I’ve googled the living he… --- ## [What's up with these uninformative or even misleading thread titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-these-uninformative-or-even-misleading-thread-titles/720413)
**Author:** [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-these-uninformative-or-even-misleading-thread-titles/720413 "2015-05-20T18:46:27Z")
I’ve been watching Naked and Afraid on Discovery for about a season and a half now, and I don’t think I’ve seen a single participant without tattoos. Why would this be? --- ## [Who is the Greatest Living U.S. President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-living-u-s-president/719952)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-living-u-s-president/719952 "2015-05-20T15:28:23Z")
Among the U.S. Presidents that are still alive, which one would you rank as the greatest? --- ## [Degree Dilemma - MBA or BS in Accounting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/degree-dilemma-mba-or-bs-in-accounting/720247)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/degree-dilemma-mba-or-bs-in-accounting/720247 "2015-05-20T14:18:18Z")
I’m going back to college and trying to decide which route is best. I currently work in the accounting department of a large company and have found a niche that I enjoy and am doing well at. I don’t do “real” accountin… --- ## [Are computers and Ipads in school worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-computers-and-ipads-in-school-worth-it/720354)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-computers-and-ipads-in-school-worth-it/720354 "2015-05-20T12:31:41Z")
I feel the big trend in education since the 90’s has been more and more computers in the school. At my sons school this year they gave all the students I-pads. The idea was that all the students would be able to do their… --- ## [Prednisone dosing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prednisone-dosing/720285)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prednisone-dosing/720285 "2015-05-20T12:18:15Z")
20 mg pills - 3 pills daily for x days, 2 pills daily for x days, 1 pill daily for x days. So, does this mean 3 pills all at once or spread out in 8 hour increments? My Saunders drug book says it’s usually given 5-60 mg… --- ## [People Thrash Rental Cars: UL or Fact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-thrash-rental-cars-ul-or-fact/720246)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-thrash-rental-cars-ul-or-fact/720246 "2015-05-20T04:46:48Z")
We’ve all seen or heard the advice to never buy a used rental car because renters beat the heck out of them. I read it here just today from several people. But is it fact, or UL / myth / “everybody knows” stuff? I ren… --- ## [My Dog is Dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-dying/720383)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-dying/720383 "2015-05-20T04:27:59Z")
The dog in question (actually not mine, belongs to my brother, but I often care for her) is a 14 yr old Labradoodle. About a month ago she started getting sluggish and eating poorly. The vet has done blood work, xrays an… --- ## [Did you have an imaginary friend and other visualization questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-an-imaginary-friend-and-other-visualization-questions/720202)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-an-imaginary-friend-and-other-visualization-questions/720202 "2015-05-20T03:47:26Z")
One of the psychiatrists I work for recently gave a lecture on hallucinations and delusions that tangentially included the mention of imaginary friends and provided a statistic I’ve heard before: 60% of children have ima… --- ## [If you left your job today, how many of your colleagues would you remain friends with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-left-your-job-today-how-many-of-your-colleagues-would-you-remain-friends-with/720119)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-left-your-job-today-how-many-of-your-colleagues-would-you-remain-friends-with/720119 "2015-05-20T01:18:49Z")
Why do I ask? No real reason; I just thought it might be an interesting topic of conversation. What’s my answer? At least one, probably two, maybe three. My best friend–sometimes called my work wife–and I have a long-st… --- ## [Watching Critically Endangered Babies Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-critically-endangered-babies-die/720341)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-critically-endangered-babies-die/720341 "2015-05-19T23:45:16Z")
Spend a couple of hours watching some incredible footage of (African) lions, their social structures and habits. OK, young males get driven out and either live alone of suck it up and drive another male from its pride a… --- ## [Legal advice on traffic matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-on-traffic-matter/720260)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-on-traffic-matter/720260 "2015-05-19T21:16:47Z")
I got what’s called a red light camera ticket. If you don’t know this is an automated system to take pictures if you run a red light. I can appeal this to some board but they don’t give a lot of details about who … --- ## [Any suggestions for our trip to La-la-Londinium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-for-our-trip-to-la-la-londinium/716631)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-for-our-trip-to-la-la-londinium/716631 "2015-05-19T20:46:03Z")
I’m taking my teenage son to London next month for 5 days or so, and am curious if any Dopers have that one activity they really think we should do. The only things definitely on the list are Churchill’s war rooms, the … --- ## [Your Computer Dies: What Parts Do You Save?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-computer-dies-what-parts-do-you-save/720215)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-computer-dies-what-parts-do-you-save/720215 "2015-05-19T16:56:44Z")
Suppose your computer permanently dies. What parts do you save for possible reuse later? --- ## [Recommend me a washer-dryer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-washer-dryer/720355)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-washer-dryer/720355 "2015-05-19T16:08:39Z")
My current POC Candy washer-dryer made the most alarming noise the other day, so I’m guessing it’s time for a new one. My sister-in-law swears by her Miele but the price is eye-watering. Which make and model would you r… --- ## [My lawnmower won't start.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lawnmower-wont-start/719154)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lawnmower-wont-start/719154 "2015-05-19T15:40:20Z")
My husband swore a few years ago that if I bought him a lawnmower he’d mow the yard and we could stop paying somebody to do it. Every year something happens when it’s time to start it up and we get a letter from the city… --- ## [A dollar's worth of punctuation advice needed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dollars-worth-of-punctuation-advice-needed/720211)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dollars-worth-of-punctuation-advice-needed/720211 "2015-05-19T15:17:59Z")
Okay, I feel like I’m losing my marbles. This should be an easy question. And yet… When writing the following sentence, I know an apostrophe is needed: "I’d like five dollars’ worth of gumballs, please." All well and… --- ## [Why am I \*NOT\* HIV+? (Some TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-hiv-some-tmi/720256)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-hiv-some-tmi/720256 "2015-05-19T14:21:46Z")
Not that I want to be, also I’m not looking for medical advice, I have what I believe is a factual question, which has been stuck in my mind for years. Some back ground: I was sexually active from the age of 21 to 39. D… --- ## [Decapitation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decapitation/720011)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decapitation/720011 "2015-05-19T13:39:14Z")
My latent morbid curiosity, brought to the fore by relentless decapitations by the IS. How painful is decapitation? How long does the victim retain consciousness and therefore feel pain? Because the neck has so many vit… --- ## [The “Boy or Girl paradox”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boy-or-girl-paradox/720299)
**Author:** [@Gorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorilla)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boy-or-girl-paradox/720299 "2015-05-19T11:32:30Z")
I wasn’t sure which forum to post this question in, but i figured it’s more appropriate for IMHO. The “Boy or Girl paradox” is a probability ‘paradox’ that seems to rely on ambiguity, but, more generally, value judgment … --- ## [Help me kill my weeds via home brew.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-kill-my-weeds-via-home-brew/720295)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-kill-my-weeds-via-home-brew/720295 "2015-05-19T11:07:31Z")
I recently moved into a house in the Bay Area. We have raised beds and grow vegetables. Between the raised beds we have dirt walkways. We’re getting weeds in the dirt walkways. I’m not talking dandelions but rather, Angr… --- ## [DIY: Should I try to fix my window air conditioner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-should-i-try-to-fix-my-window-air-conditioner/627445)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-should-i-try-to-fix-my-window-air-conditioner/627445 "2012-07-06T21:22:13Z")
I bought a new GE window air conditioner last year, and used it for about a month, then put it into storage. When I installed it this year, no cold air came out. I called customer support, they suggested a few simple thi… --- ## [What are the liberal or conservative regions/cities in other nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-liberal-or-conservative-regions-cities-in-other-nations/720268)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-liberal-or-conservative-regions-cities-in-other-nations/720268 "2015-05-19T05:27:03Z")
In the US, the most conservative areas tend to be the south (especially the deep south) while the most liberal is the northeast (particularly new england, personally I’d rate that area more liberal than the west coast). … --- ## [Is Joe Biden the lowest-profile VP ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-the-lowest-profile-vp-ever/720139)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-biden-the-lowest-profile-vp-ever/720139 "2015-05-19T03:51:33Z")
The other day, it took me about five seconds to remember who the vice-president of the USA is. While this memory lapse might suggest premature senility, I wonder whether it’s attributable to an extremely low profile by … --- ## [How many ways are there to skin a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ways-are-there-to-skin-a-cat/552159)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ways-are-there-to-skin-a-cat/552159 "2015-05-19T02:57:46Z")
Obviously there is more than one way. But how many? Two, three, hundreds, thousands, more? Using a practical definition of a ‘way to skin a cat’ as one that has been demonstrated to work, it could not be infinite because… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=907) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=909)