# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=931 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 932 --- ## [Well shit, I accidentally bought a \*foam\* mattress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-shit-i-accidentally-bought-a-foam-mattress/716229)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-shit-i-accidentally-bought-a-foam-mattress/716229 "2015-04-02T17:41:38Z")
I have no experience with these. It’s currently squished flat and wrapped into a cylindrical shape. I am afraid one I unwrap it, I’ll have no way to return it. (I ordered it online through Amazon.) So… what are the pro… --- ## [Could I be getting arthritis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-be-getting-arthritis/716522)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-be-getting-arthritis/716522 "2015-04-02T16:46:42Z")
I have notice my joints have been making a popping/snapping noise :eek::eek::eek: now and than in day. My knees, hip and shoulder making this popping/snapping noise. Some times 40 times in day!! My Jaw is also sliding a… --- ## [What would YOU ask a surgeon before deciding to let them operate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-ask-a-surgeon-before-deciding-to-let-them-operate/716484)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-ask-a-surgeon-before-deciding-to-let-them-operate/716484 "2015-04-02T14:37:34Z")
Hi everyone. This is a follow-up thread to my recent post titled: Spinal MRI - Are These Images Indicative of a Possible Medical Condition?. Turns out (according to multiple radiologists and neurosurgeons) I definitely… --- ## [How do ballerinas deal with big breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ballerinas-deal-with-big-breasts/716406)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ballerinas-deal-with-big-breasts/716406 "2015-04-02T13:35:24Z")
I quite enjoy ballet, but generally have to sit way back. It seems to me that it must be difficult for a ballerina to do many moves when part of her body is obeying the Law of Inertia. A quick Google indicates that the e… --- ## [Favorite pickup truck for comfort, reliability and rugged, in that order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pickup-truck-for-comfort-reliability-and-rugged-in-that-order/716464)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pickup-truck-for-comfort-reliability-and-rugged-in-that-order/716464 "2015-04-02T05:02:24Z")
Tell me about you favorite brand of pickup truck. I know nothing about them. Why the big price differences among brands? --- ## [Rental property in Florida-Is this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-property-in-florida-is-this-a-scam/716084)
**Author:** [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-property-in-florida-is-this-a-scam/716084 "2015-04-02T03:09:50Z")
I would like to get my 80 year old mother out of this cold weather for good. So, for the past 2 weeks I have been searching for rental properties in Florida, through Zillow and Trulia. I found a beautiful house 3 bedro… --- ## [UK undergraduate law degree in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-undergraduate-law-degree-in-america/716491)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-undergraduate-law-degree-in-america/716491 "2015-04-02T03:06:54Z")
This is inspired by Poysyn’s recent thread. It seems to me that law school is quite popular in America, despite the costs, but in America Law is a post-graduate degree. Here in the U.K., Law is an undergraduate degree. … --- ## [In your art/craft, how do you noodle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-art-craft-how-do-you-noodle/716294)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-art-craft-how-do-you-noodle/716294 "2015-04-02T01:38:36Z")
I play guitar. There’s a thing, kinda unofficially understood, that guitarists do, called noodling. Here’s my attempt to define it when it was discussed on the Acoustic Guitar Forum: So - in your area of art and/or c… --- ## [Travel Gurus - help wth fare alerts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-gurus-help-wth-fare-alerts/716500)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-gurus-help-wth-fare-alerts/716500 "2015-04-02T01:31:21Z")
Hey all you travel gurus - I am trying to find out if a fare alert service exists out there somewhere that will allow me to input origin and destination and have it alert me if RT fares fall below a certain threshold. I… --- ## [Taking undergraduate classes after completing undergraduate program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-undergraduate-classes-after-completing-undergraduate-program/716453)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-undergraduate-classes-after-completing-undergraduate-program/716453 "2015-04-01T20:19:22Z")
I wonder whether I could keep taking undergraduate courses after finishing my undergraduate program which I have already enrolled myself in. Could I do that without enrolling myself in a graduate or PhD program? Do sch… --- ## [What the heck was I just involved in? (Weird Craigslist Experience)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-i-just-involved-in-weird-craigslist-experience/716448)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-i-just-involved-in-weird-craigslist-experience/716448 "2015-04-01T20:13:46Z")
In response to a Craigslist ad selling beds, after arranging a day and time with the poster of the ad, I found myself outside a very nice house in a very nice neighborhood. Knocked on the door, and a man answered it. Th… --- ## [How common is it for physicians to refuse to prescribe birth control without a pelvic exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-physicians-to-refuse-to-prescribe-birth-control-without-a-pelvic-exam/716362)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-physicians-to-refuse-to-prescribe-birth-control-without-a-pelvic-exam/716362 "2015-04-01T19:08:56Z")
Twice now I’ve heard women say that physicians will refuse to prescribe the pill without first giving the woman a pelvic exam so I’d like to know if this is usually the case. Is there some causal link between a pelvic e… --- ## [Deformed toenail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deformed-toenail/716436)
**Author:** [@primroselane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/primroselane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deformed-toenail/716436 "2015-04-01T17:47:55Z")
Years ago I had an ingrown toenail and my Dr. removed it, when it grew back, it grew in deformed. The base of the toe looks relatively normal, but if I let it grow, by the time it gets to the end of my toe, it’s a curle… --- ## [Noteworthy people whose name(s) is/are in alphabetical order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noteworthy-people-whose-name-s-is-are-in-alphabetical-order/716417)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noteworthy-people-whose-name-s-is-are-in-alphabetical-order/716417 "2015-04-01T17:46:29Z")
In the recent thread Which of these female celebrities is least like the others? — Little Nemo suggested this. As long as the person is “well known” for some reason, and has at least one of his/her names in alphabetical… --- ## [What things that we currently consider benign will eventually be labeled dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-that-we-currently-consider-benign-will-eventually-be-labeled-dangerous/716172)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-that-we-currently-consider-benign-will-eventually-be-labeled-dangerous/716172 "2015-04-01T16:18:21Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I’m not sure what search terms to use in the search engine to find the thread. Anyway, smoking wasn’t always considered bad. Now it is one of the worst things you can do for your … --- ## [What would you do if you were going bald?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-going-bald/627276)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-going-bald/627276 "2015-04-01T15:08:34Z")
Now that there are many options for balding people, that is, other than the simple let yourself go bald. Not all methods work perfectly but what would you do, assuming right now you were to start to go bald? --- ## [What is the best response if you see a pet out on the neighborhood street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-response-if-you-see-a-pet-out-on-the-neighborhood-street/716111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-response-if-you-see-a-pet-out-on-the-neighborhood-street/716111 "2015-04-01T13:44:47Z")
I turned into my neighborhood and about two streets from my home saw a loose Yorkshire Terrier. Looked like it had recently had a summer cut. Difficult decision. Do I stop? Do I assume the owners are near by and will fe… --- ## [Need April Fools workplace gag (that won't get me sent to HR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-april-fools-workplace-gag-that-wont-get-me-sent-to-hr/716025)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-april-fools-workplace-gag-that-wont-get-me-sent-to-hr/716025 "2015-04-01T12:52:47Z")
Last year I circulated an e-mail that the IRS, combatting abuse of non-taxable perks such as dinners, junkets, etc.; has instituted new rules requiring everyone to log every cup of coffee and cookies they take from the b… --- ## [Questions about using an Insulin Pump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-using-an-insulin-pump/716420)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-using-an-insulin-pump/716420 "2015-04-01T12:36:42Z")
I’m going to be starting a field trial for a Medtronic Enlite insulin pump with Threshold Suspend technology, which is to say, it tests my glucose level every few minutes and shuts off the flow of insulin if the glucose … --- ## [When bad things happen to bad people. Your thoughts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bad-things-happen-to-bad-people-your-thoughts/716384)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bad-things-happen-to-bad-people-your-thoughts/716384 "2015-04-01T06:39:08Z")
There are 2 people I have had the unpleasure of knowing for going on 4 decades now. Greedy, self-centered, dishonest, narcissistic, lying, cheating, self-righteous, thieving, no good pieces of amphibian shit. I’ve recen… --- ## [Can you get canker sores down in your esophagus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-canker-sores-down-in-your-esophagus/716451)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-canker-sores-down-in-your-esophagus/716451 "2015-04-01T02:20:07Z")
I’m prone to canker sores, and a couple of days ago I got one on my uvula! That was a first. Just starting today, I’m feeling a localized pain when I swallow, about 4" below my collarbone. It hurts more when I swallow… --- ## ["Thanks, Obama!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-obama/716430)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-obama/716430 "2015-04-01T02:10:49Z")
I’m trying to keep this out of the pit, just something that’s been bugging me today. No matter what news site you go to, the comments under any story will usually have someone unironically chiming in with “You can thank… --- ## [Which of these female celebrities is least like the others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-female-celebrities-is-least-like-the-others/716224)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-female-celebrities-is-least-like-the-others/716224 "2015-04-01T01:38:14Z")
Using your own scale of measurement select the ONE woman who is least like the others in the list. --- ## [A "Boy Who Cried Wolf" syndrome when it comes to suicide, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boy-who-cried-wolf-syndrome-when-it-comes-to-suicide-etc/716316)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boy-who-cried-wolf-syndrome-when-it-comes-to-suicide-etc/716316 "2015-04-01T00:23:16Z")
Does there tend to be a “Boy who cried wolf” effect when a suicidal person tells other people about suicidal feelings? That is, that the first time or second time that a (genuinely) suicidal person confides his/her suic… --- ## [Gay guys acting like black women. Is this a real thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-guys-acting-like-black-women-is-this-a-real-thing/716221)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-guys-acting-like-black-women-is-this-a-real-thing/716221 "2015-03-31T23:11:51Z")
Yesterday, I read about this: UK Union of Students bans gay guys from acting like black women I thought it was from The Onion at first. But then I discovered it was real. I don’t know any gay guys (at least who are o… --- ## [Good MP3 player for a non-tech saavy older person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-mp3-player-for-a-non-tech-saavy-older-person/716309)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-mp3-player-for-a-non-tech-saavy-older-person/716309 "2015-03-31T22:21:06Z")
Someone I know who is in their 60s and not tech saavy wants an MP3 player. What is a good (preferably under $40) intuitive player for someone like that? This would just be MP3s (no videos), so it doesn’t need to be a ve… --- ## [Network gurus: advice setting up public WiFi inTRAnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-gurus-advice-setting-up-public-wifi-intranet/716456)
**Author:** [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-gurus-advice-setting-up-public-wifi-intranet/716456 "2015-03-31T21:44:17Z")
Looking for advice from network gurus on this situation. My company runs a large event every year (athletic competition). Real-time information about the event is published on a website. However, our one wireless access … --- ## [Should this Judge be removed or not - with video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-judge-be-removed-or-not-with-video/716431)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-judge-be-removed-or-not-with-video/716431 "2015-03-31T20:45:14Z")
Per the story link and the video should this Judge be given a second chance for not. Also, procedurally, what exactly did the attorney do that drove the Judge so crazy? --- ## [Accepting charitable help from organization & agencies you disagree with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-charitable-help-from-organization-agencies-you-disagree-with/716358)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-charitable-help-from-organization-agencies-you-disagree-with/716358 "2015-03-31T20:33:05Z")
A while ago, Lincoln my ex-boyfriend told me he was receiving ongoing rental assistance from Catholic Charities. Almost immediately 2 trains of thought collided in my head\*, I could use the help, but it’s from the Cathol… --- ## [Loan problem with a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-problem-with-a-friend/716289)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-problem-with-a-friend/716289 "2015-03-31T19:46:29Z")
In Jan. I loaned a friend $5k to pay back rent. She signed agreement for the loan to pay back $500 / month. So far I have $500 total from her. First I heard that she was going to get money from a friend to help p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=930) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=932)