# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=927 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 928 --- ## [Frequent posters: Do you get fulfilling social interaction by posting on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-posters-do-you-get-fulfilling-social-interaction-by-posting-on-the-dope/717259)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-posters-do-you-get-fulfilling-social-interaction-by-posting-on-the-dope/717259 "2015-04-11T01:04:04Z")
Hi, I’ve been reading this board since 2008 or so, but I read much more often than I contribute. Earlier this week, my friend and I were talking about fulfilling social interaction; in other words, meaningful conversati… --- ## [Women - How much of a pain are male non-acquaintances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-much-of-a-pain-are-male-non-acquaintances/716985)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-much-of-a-pain-are-male-non-acquaintances/716985 "2015-04-11T01:02:02Z")
I’m a male, happily married for the last 24 years, who enjoys alone time from time to time. So I can go to a coffee shop, restaurant, or bar with a book and relax for an hour or two. And no one bugs me. But culturally, … --- ## [A site for discontinue electronics items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-site-for-discontinue-electronics-items/717195)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-site-for-discontinue-electronics-items/717195 "2015-04-10T23:58:32Z")
Does anyone know a good site to buy discontinued electronics? I am looking for either this type of headphones or the most recent version - Original Sony MDR-EX90LP Earbud Stereo Bass Earphone for mp3 player. --- ## [Boston Bomber guilty on all 30 counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-bomber-guilty-on-all-30-counts/717164)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-bomber-guilty-on-all-30-counts/717164 "2015-04-10T22:47:21Z")
Story. I really hope that he is sentenced to life without parole. --- ## [Should Mom-and-Pops That Forgo Gay Weddings Be Destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-mom-and-pops-that-forgo-gay-weddings-be-destroyed/716716)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-mom-and-pops-that-forgo-gay-weddings-be-destroyed/716716 "2015-04-10T22:06:23Z")
I ran across this very well written article. It poses some thought provoking questions much better than I ever could. He is drawing a clear distinction between a business that gladly serves gays every day and being aske… --- ## [Places To Meet People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-meet-people/717278)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-meet-people/717278 "2015-04-10T21:49:09Z")
Which, in your opinion, is the best place to meet new people for courtship? Bar? Pub? Nightclub? Church? Community Center? Park? Bible Study Group? --- ## [Has your web cam ever been hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-web-cam-ever-been-hacked/716906)
**Author:** [@Lilian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-web-cam-ever-been-hacked/716906 "2015-04-10T21:22:46Z")
I’m from a European country and I have recently joined your community. Here’s something I like to talk about. About one year ago I found out that a strange guy had put up a pic of me on Facebook. The photo was completel… --- ## [That Indiana law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-indiana-law/716958)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-indiana-law/716958 "2015-04-10T20:42:26Z")
IMHO, individuals have religious beliefs and should be able to avoid being caterers, photographers, or DJs at a gay wedding if this violates their sincere religious beliefs. Of course, I wonder how a religion that claim… --- ## [Help with online dating profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-online-dating-profile/715324)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-online-dating-profile/715324 "2015-04-10T20:04:31Z")
So I signed up with OKCupid as I am finding myself single again after dating someone for 12 years. I have helped female friends with their profiles before, but have little experience with what looks good on a guy’s page.… --- ## [Where (or where not) to live with kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-or-where-not-to-live-with-kids/716531)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-or-where-not-to-live-with-kids/716531 "2015-04-10T19:31:34Z")
I don’t particularly want my kids to grow up here in Dallas. It’s not a terrible place, but it’s not good either. They are still young enough to move without screwing anything up too badly, but where would we go? Mayb… --- ## [Visiting Atlanta with teenage boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-atlanta-with-teenage-boys/713909)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-atlanta-with-teenage-boys/713909 "2015-04-10T17:49:13Z")
Where to stay? What to do? Suggestions welcomed. --- ## [Squatty Potty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatty-potty/717270)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatty-potty/717270 "2015-04-10T14:27:14Z")
Every use one of these? http://supremacyhealth.com/squatty-potty/ --- ## [who is the most influential living sociologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-living-sociologist/717168)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-living-sociologist/717168 "2015-04-10T02:10:40Z")
who would you consider the most influential sociologist in the world --- ## [Does anyone make affordable, long lasting DVD-Rs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-affordable-long-lasting-dvd-rs/716911)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-affordable-long-lasting-dvd-rs/716911 "2015-04-10T00:34:43Z")
I was wanting to burn some digital movies onto DVDs so I can also have them that way, does any particular brand stand out for quality and reliability over a long timeline (10+ years)? Also DVD-Rs seem to run about $0.15… --- ## [Scope a Dope - upcoming meniscus surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scope-a-dope-upcoming-meniscus-surgery/717220)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scope-a-dope-upcoming-meniscus-surgery/717220 "2015-04-09T22:57:38Z")
So after my MRI and consulting with my Dr and the Ortho, I’m going forward with a surgery to trim a torn meniscus in my knee. Should be a relatively minor surgery, the doc says I will be walking out of the hospital that … --- ## [What would happen if a US citizen stole, say, Kim Jong Un's personal yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-us-citizen-stole-say-kim-jong-uns-personal-yacht/717189)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-us-citizen-stole-say-kim-jong-uns-personal-yacht/717189 "2015-04-09T22:50:50Z")
Just in general, if a U.S. citizen commits a crime against an enemy of the United States, could and would they be prosecuted? It’s just a hypothetical, I don’t even know if the Korean leader has a yacht, but it made me … --- ## ["Is this a thing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-thing/623615)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-thing/623615 "2015-04-09T22:29:40Z")
I’ve seen this usage pop up on the intertubes in the past year or two, apparently as a means of indicating skepticism over whether a certain phenomenon is real or genuine. Did it have some particular origin? How do you r… --- ## [How does one buy a new vehicle nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-buy-a-new-vehicle-nowadays/716960)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-buy-a-new-vehicle-nowadays/716960 "2015-04-09T22:20:17Z")
Our trusty 16-year-old SUV is unfortunately ready to be replaced, as the rust spots have gotten large enough for me to put my hand through, and the number of creaks and groans and various things going wrong have made us … --- ## [Ask the guy who uses Paragon CRT instead of LASIK surgery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-uses-paragon-crt-instead-of-lasik-surgery/434259)
**Author:** [@FourPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FourPaws)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-uses-paragon-crt-instead-of-lasik-surgery/434259 "2015-04-09T21:56:23Z")
Inspired by this thread, Ask the guy that had LASIK 24 hours ago. - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board My sister had LASIK. My ex BIL has LASIK as well. My concerns with LASIK had to do with the fact th… --- ## [Ask the guy raised in an Orgone-energy-believing household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-raised-in-an-orgone-energy-believing-household/166466)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-raised-in-an-orgone-energy-believing-household/166466 "2015-04-09T21:37:36Z")
Some people are raised in a Catholic family. Some people are raised in a Jewish family. Me? I was raised in an Orgonomy family. My dad became a True Believer in various aspects of Wilhelm Reich’s worldview when I was… --- ## [Died of ''complications from.....'' is common in cause of death notices. What ''complications''?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/died-of-complications-from-is-common-in-cause-of-death-notices-what-complications/717125)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/died-of-complications-from-is-common-in-cause-of-death-notices-what-complications/717125 "2015-04-09T20:06:39Z")
Died of ‘‘complications from…’’ is common in cause of death notices. What specifically are these ‘‘complications’’? The oldest woman died of ‘‘complications from pneumonia’’ this week. I’ve been hospitalized with some … --- ## [Help me plan my cross-country road trip! (CA/AZ/NM/TX/OK/AR/TN/MS/AL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-cross-country-road-trip-ca-az-nm-tx-ok-ar-tn-ms-al/716059)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-cross-country-road-trip-ca-az-nm-tx-ok-ar-tn-ms-al/716059 "2015-04-09T20:05:47Z")
So, my Mom is moving to Alabama next month, which means the movers pick up all her stuff, and then I drop her off at the airport so she can fly out (and meet my sister, who lives there), and then I drive her car out ther… --- ## [Memorial Day Weekend Traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-weekend-traffic/717069)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-weekend-traffic/717069 "2015-04-09T19:32:32Z")
I’m going to be driving from DC to North Jersey over Memorial Day weekend. I can drive up on either Friday or Saturday: I’ve never traveled on that weekend before, so I’m wondering whether traffic (on I-95 and the NJ Tur… --- ## [Good Fuel Economy in my Diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-fuel-economy-in-my-diesel-jeep-grand-cherokee/715775)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-fuel-economy-in-my-diesel-jeep-grand-cherokee/715775 "2015-04-09T16:13:38Z")
I’ve had my 2014 JGC CRD for about one year. When I lock the transmission in 8th gear and use the cruise control I get these fuel economy numbers: \> 25 MPG @ 85 MPH \> 28 MPG @ 75 MPH \> 34 MPG @ 65 MPH \> 45 MPG @ 55 M… --- ## [Realworld what would happen if a very nice restaurant excluded wealthy & powerful people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realworld-what-would-happen-if-a-very-nice-restaurant-excluded-wealthy-powerful-people/717165)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realworld-what-would-happen-if-a-very-nice-restaurant-excluded-wealthy-powerful-people/717165 "2015-04-09T16:02:46Z")
Just as a thought experiment let’s say Billy billionaire is bored and has a few spare million he wants to toss at a social experiment. He buys a bistro restaurant space in a very busy, economically vibrant downtown area … --- ## [Red mole removal anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-mole-removal-anyone/716979)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-mole-removal-anyone/716979 "2015-04-09T12:31:27Z")
I’ve got a couple of larger red moles, one on my chest and one on the side of my head. I’ve heard to go to a dermatologist to have them removed, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with this. Is it painful? … --- ## [Your cat has just caught a mouse. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cat-has-just-caught-a-mouse-what-do-you-do/717006)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cat-has-just-caught-a-mouse-what-do-you-do/717006 "2015-04-09T03:51:54Z")
For some reason, the mice have been really bad in our part of the country this year. It’s gotten to the point that we’ve borrowed our daughter’s cat to help get rid of them. She’s caught 4 today. I’m a little morally … --- ## [Your favorite and most mind blowing/expanding books about sociology or psychology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-and-most-mind-blowing-expanding-books-about-sociology-or-psychology/717175)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-and-most-mind-blowing-expanding-books-about-sociology-or-psychology/717175 "2015-04-09T02:22:48Z")
What books have people read either about individual psychology or books about the nature of the human race and/or society that they found really worth reading? Or books that just give you clues into important skills you … --- ## [What terms did people use before "Trope" and "Meme" took over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-did-people-use-before-trope-and-meme-took-over/567879)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-did-people-use-before-trope-and-meme-took-over/567879 "2015-04-09T01:47:37Z")
What terms did people use before “Trope” and “Meme” took over? I hate those words, but they have supplanted the precedent terms in my brain. --- ## [Is Stephen Hawkings overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hawkings-overrated/716707)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hawkings-overrated/716707 "2015-04-09T01:05:50Z")
Is Stephen Hawkings overrated? In the sense that is he on the same level of scientist as Galileo, Newton, Einstein? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=926) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=928)