# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=957 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 958 --- ## [Home security camera systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-security-camera-systems/711929)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-security-camera-systems/711929 "2015-02-06T15:39:02Z")
All. My neighbors have had some break in attempts. We want to get some of the 8 homes on our cul-de-sac to have security cameras on separate systems with overlapping views of the outside so that even if one system is dis… --- ## [Ever been to the capitol of your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-the-capitol-of-your-country/711639)
**Author:** [@Anon01245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anon01245)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-the-capitol-of-your-country/711639 "2015-02-06T15:01:35Z")
Have you ever been to the Capitol of your own country? What experiences have you had there and what did you do? --- ## [How strong or durable would someone need to be to function at the bottom of the ocean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-or-durable-would-someone-need-to-be-to-function-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/711950)
**Author:** [@blackbolt\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackbolt_1987)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-or-durable-would-someone-need-to-be-to-function-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/711950 "2015-02-06T09:59:50Z")
I know this isn’t the usual kind of post for here and its for more serious threads but I figured it would be fun/interesting to ask anyhow. A friend and I were discussing the upcoming Superman vs. Batman film and about h… --- ## [Do people cultivate a disinterest in things like sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-cultivate-a-disinterest-in-things-like-sports/711728)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-cultivate-a-disinterest-in-things-like-sports/711728 "2015-02-06T08:03:52Z")
This article brings up some interesting concepts about a cultivated disinterest in sports. A few thoughts on this issue: -I agree that learning a bit of something like this is useful for conversation. Knowing something … --- ## [Pre-date masturbation to clear one's head. Applies to women as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-date-masturbation-to-clear-ones-head-applies-to-women-as-well/711715)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-date-masturbation-to-clear-ones-head-applies-to-women-as-well/711715 "2015-02-06T03:34:36Z")
I’ve actually heard this suggestion from a few guys, so I’m interested to see whether any of the men here have done it & whether any women have done it as well. Basically, the idea is that a guy should masturbate/orgasm… --- ## [Amazing SDMB finds..round two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-sdmb-finds-round-two/711785)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-sdmb-finds-round-two/711785 "2015-02-06T02:57:53Z")
Back in 2012, I started this thread about some of the amazing things we’ve tracked down here at SDMB. There’s been a bunch since then, so I thought it would be fun to go at it again. I was reminded of it when I saw thi… --- ## [Looking for Florida opinions; bachelor party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-florida-opinions-bachelor-party/710707)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-florida-opinions-bachelor-party/710707 "2015-02-06T02:45:15Z")
So a friend of mine is getting married and we thought a trip down to Florida would be a fun place to have spend a few days for a bachelor party. Right now we’re looking at either Key West or Ft. Lauderdale. We’re aged … --- ## [Websites you associate with the early internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-you-associate-with-the-early-internet/710459)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-you-associate-with-the-early-internet/710459 "2015-02-06T02:04:29Z")
What websites pop into your mind when you think about the early days of the web, or maybe just the first websites you visited regularly. I always think of two websites from the mid-90s: Mirsky’s Worst of the Web, a col… --- ## [Capitalizing email domains and web addresses in correspondence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalizing-email-domains-and-web-addresses-in-correspondence/711896)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalizing-email-domains-and-web-addresses-in-correspondence/711896 "2015-02-06T02:03:18Z")
Simple question: If you have a company, say Johns Tech Company, and you have the domain johnstechcompany.com, is it preferable on your correspondence\* to capitalize the words that comprise the domain? Samples: Info@joh… --- ## [Suggestions for mens' shoes please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-mens-shoes-please/711877)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-mens-shoes-please/711877 "2015-02-06T01:54:44Z")
I have to wear black shoes every day, but I generally find most mens’ shoes uncomfortable. I used to have a pair that looked like dress shoes, but with a soft sole and felt like sneakers. Would really like to find someth… --- ## [Do you watch death/murder/torture videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-death-murder-torture-videos/711775)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-death-murder-torture-videos/711775 "2015-02-06T01:38:05Z")
I don’t. I really don’t need to see someone get beheaded or burned alive to know how brutal and inhumane it is. Plus, ISIS/AL Qaeda wants us to see it and be horrified, so I won’t give them that. I wouldn’t watch anyw… --- ## [City told me to shovel a sidewalk I don't own....or else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-told-me-to-shovel-a-sidewalk-i-dont-own-or-else/711916)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-told-me-to-shovel-a-sidewalk-i-dont-own-or-else/711916 "2015-02-06T01:22:46Z")
I currently rent a corner store lot in town. According to my lease I am responsible for the frontage of my store. Today a city official told me I was to immediately remove the snow around the corner which is about 200 f… --- ## [America 101: How would you answer these kinds of questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-101-how-would-you-answer-these-kinds-of-questions/710994)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-101-how-would-you-answer-these-kinds-of-questions/710994 "2015-02-06T01:03:59Z")
This article praises the Norwegian social system, and talks about the questions the locals have of the author about the attitudes of what they believe is the typical American. That got me wondering: how would you answer… --- ## [Stupid question \[relationships\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-relationships/711695)
**Author:** [@ChocolateDonuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChocolateDonuts)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-relationships/711695 "2015-02-05T23:47:26Z")
Hey people, I’m new on this forum, and I came here because I have a very stupid question! I’m a crazy woman, and I’m very protective over a guy once I love him. Well the point is, I’m considering moving to Florida, and… --- ## [Opinions on Jury Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-jury-service/711254)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-jury-service/711254 "2015-02-05T23:27:08Z")
Well I received a Jury Service notice through the post today, but I’m not eligible to serve anyway. I’ve always wondered why people are so against the idea and go to extraordinary lengths to get out of it, personally I’v… --- ## [Adobe Creative Cloud P’graphy Plan and recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-creative-cloud-p-graphy-plan-and-recommendations/711740)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-creative-cloud-p-graphy-plan-and-recommendations/711740 "2015-02-05T22:09:01Z")
Have any of you signed-up for Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography plan? Sounds like a good deal but I worry that I’m missing something. What does Adobe get from offering it for US$9.99 / month as opposed to making me buy … --- ## [Who has fought more ignorance: Cecil or the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-fought-more-ignorance-cecil-or-the-sdmb/711844)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-fought-more-ignorance-cecil-or-the-sdmb/711844 "2015-02-05T20:52:55Z")
On one hand you have Cecil fighting the good fight since the 70’s through books and newspaper columns, on the other hand you’ve got the Teeming Millions pounding away furiously at their keyboards 24/7/365, taking on all … --- ## [Do you have an out-of-date tattoo? Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-out-of-date-tattoo-tell-me-about-it/711907)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-out-of-date-tattoo-tell-me-about-it/711907 "2015-02-05T20:50:50Z")
I like those tattoo-fails websites and they got me thinking: there must me quite a few folks out there with tattoos that don’t make sense anymore–to them or to the “viewers”. Do you have a tattoo that, for whatever reaso… --- ## [Housing - How Much Do You Pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housing-how-much-do-you-pay/179447)
**Author:** [@culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/culture)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housing-how-much-do-you-pay/179447 "2015-02-05T19:00:32Z")
In response to why buy when you can rent, I ask: Where do you live and how much do you pay? I live in a 12 year old 2500 sf house w/3 car detached garge in a nice suburban neighborhood in houston, texas, complete with … --- ## [Criminal Post Conviction Releif from a Void Judgment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-post-conviction-releif-from-a-void-judgment/710899)
**Author:** [@lawteda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawteda)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-post-conviction-releif-from-a-void-judgment/710899 "2015-02-05T17:14:37Z")
I need help. The trial court in a small town/county in TEXAS, convicted someone in a jury trial, and the defendant received 99 years! The trial court and it’s officials knew that they would not get a conviction unless th… --- ## [Could or would you learn an entirely foreign language because of someone you love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-or-would-you-learn-an-entirely-foreign-language-because-of-someone-you-love/711641)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-or-would-you-learn-an-entirely-foreign-language-because-of-someone-you-love/711641 "2015-02-05T16:56:08Z")
Hypothetical: You’re in love. You know you’ve really found the person you want to marry and spend the rest of your life with. And they love you and want to marry you, too. There’s just one catch: They don’t know English… --- ## [Broken partner picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-partner-picker/711838)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-partner-picker/711838 "2015-02-05T16:10:27Z")
I’ve heard\* that people who have a history of choosing bad partners should not get involved with anyone who they are immensely attracted to. Thought being: if someone really flips your switches, they are probably bad for… --- ## [NYC Fellowship question ( again )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-fellowship-question-again/711893)
**Author:** [@blackbolt\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackbolt_1987)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-fellowship-question-again/711893 "2015-02-05T15:18:37Z")
Hi folks I am still waiting till next week to hear a decision back from the NYC Fellowship program if I have been initially accepted or not and since they said it would be a four week wait and next Tuesday ( February 9th… --- ## [Were you in a fraternity/sorority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-in-a-fraternity-sorority/711709)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-in-a-fraternity-sorority/711709 "2015-02-05T14:24:09Z")
Never joined a frat in college. Now in my mid-40’s, I have no regrets about that decision. How about you? Were you in a fraternity or sorority when you were in college? Did it have a positive/negative influence on yo… --- ## [NYC Fellowship question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-fellowship-question/711862)
**Author:** [@blackbolt\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackbolt_1987)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-fellowship-question/711862 "2015-02-05T14:06:18Z")
Hi folks I am still waiting till next week to hear a decision back from the NYC Fellowship program if I have been initially accepted or not and since they said it would be a four week wait and next Tuesday ( February 9th… --- ## [Could IS have dissension with in its ranks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-is-have-dissension-with-in-its-ranks/711794)
**Author:** [@Onyerbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onyerbike)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-is-have-dissension-with-in-its-ranks/711794 "2015-02-05T09:21:58Z")
The strangely horrific nature and timing of the Jordanian pilot murder had me thinking about the internal nature of the IS and how that it may not be so homogenous as they want the world to think, mainly because of the c… --- ## [How Many Capitals Have You Visited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317 "2015-02-05T04:13:58Z")
Inspired by the largest cities etc threads. National, state, provincial, however you want to define “capital.” Outside the US: Bangkok (duh!) Kuala Lumpur Kathmandu Vientiane Phnom Penh Hanoi Tokyo Beijing Sing… --- ## [Should I trade in my "old" car for a new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-trade-in-my-old-car-for-a-new-one/711805)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-trade-in-my-old-car-for-a-new-one/711805 "2015-02-05T02:23:47Z")
I’ve been contemplating getting a new car for a few weeks now. Some backround: I’m single, and have a good job that pays in the range of 150K per year before taxes. I’m 48, and have started to look and plan towards my… --- ## [Women: do you/did you enjoy being pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-did-you-enjoy-being-pregnant/711711)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-did-you-enjoy-being-pregnant/711711 "2015-02-04T21:58:51Z")
I’m the third of three kids in my family. Years ago my mom admitted to me that she enjoyed being pregnant. She told me that when she was pregnant with me she mentioned that enjoyment to an acquaintance, who then assume… --- ## [Social Security--should I plan on it existing in 30 years or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-should-i-plan-on-it-existing-in-30-years-or-not/711540)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-should-i-plan-on-it-existing-in-30-years-or-not/711540 "2015-02-04T21:48:28Z")
Is Social Security likely to exist in 30 years? At full amounts per current formulas or at some fraction of that? Or just none at all? What do you think and why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=956) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=958)