# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=958 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 959 --- ## [Is herbal medicine safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herbal-medicine-safe/679210)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herbal-medicine-safe/679210 "2015-02-04T21:34:59Z")
I’m allergic to dust mites, which has resulted in excessive sneezing every morning. A friend of mine gave me a bottle of Nature’s Sunshine Lymph Gland Cleanse because it would help my immune system. It’s a herbal dietary… --- ## [Looking for a phrase that means...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-phrase-that-means/711713)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-phrase-that-means/711713 "2015-02-04T20:36:54Z")
Hi to the wordsmiths at the dope… the smartest on the planet, in this galaxy and some say the universe… Is there a proverb that means the same as “Committing a big stupid to cover up a small stupid”? In relation to a … --- ## [Anyone know about angle grinders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-about-angle-grinders/711778)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-about-angle-grinders/711778 "2015-02-04T20:19:01Z")
This is a very specific question, which I have not been able to answer thru Google nor with searches on sites such as Home Depot. I have a 4.5" Milwaukee angle grinder with a 5/8" arbor. I want to use a diamond blade to… --- ## [Vision Correction Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302 "2015-02-04T20:01:09Z")
What sort of corrective vision device do you wear? Make allowances for variance: for example, I wear my contacts almost exclusively, but I’ll put on my glasses when I’m in a hurry, or it’s late at night, or whatever. P… --- ## [40 10# dogs or 8 50# dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-10-dogs-or-8-50-dogs/711823)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-10-dogs-or-8-50-dogs/711823 "2015-02-04T19:06:07Z")
Who would win in a short wagon pulling race with a man sitting in the wagon. 40 10# chihuahuas all buffed up and trained for pulling or 8 50# strong dogs all buffed up and trained for pulling. My bet would go with the 50… --- ## [GMO Mosquitos - what say you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmo-mosquitos-what-say-you/711361)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmo-mosquitos-what-say-you/711361 "2015-02-04T18:56:17Z")
Apparently the males are released - shag the local mosquitos and then they all die. In my region some of our mosquitos now carry the chikungunya virus so there’s talk of releasing these frankenflies here. I’m not so … --- ## [What helps you focus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-helps-you-focus/711765)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-helps-you-focus/711765 "2015-02-04T18:18:47Z")
It’s a slow afternoon, rainy outside and warm inside. Your brain feels fuzzy and everything seems to take twice as long as it should. What helps you buckle down and focus? I’m interested in learning some new tactics, … --- ## [Need a new HVAC unit... how to ensure we get a good deal and a good unit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-hvac-unit-how-to-ensure-we-get-a-good-deal-and-a-good-unit/711801)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-hvac-unit-how-to-ensure-we-get-a-good-deal-and-a-good-unit/711801 "2015-02-04T16:48:12Z")
Background – my wife and I bought a 2 BR condo (~1100 square ft) about 3 years ago. We live in the DC metro area. The home inspector at the time told us the HVAC unit was very old (~25 years) and would need to be repla… --- ## [Car rental recommendation for Hawaii/Kauai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rental-recommendation-for-hawaii-kauai/711624)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rental-recommendation-for-hawaii-kauai/711624 "2015-02-04T15:54:14Z")
What kind of car would you recommend for a week in Kauai? We hope to do a good bit of exploring. Two adults/two kids, not worried about room for luggage. The choices are: Convertible: maybe not the most practical, but… --- ## [Does it feel like there has been some sort of phase shift in the opinion on vaccines recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-feel-like-there-has-been-some-sort-of-phase-shift-in-the-opinion-on-vaccines-recently/711437)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-feel-like-there-has-been-some-sort-of-phase-shift-in-the-opinion-on-vaccines-recently/711437 "2015-02-04T08:40:22Z")
I’m wondering if its my own news bubble that I’ve put myself in, but it seems to me that there is suddenly a change in the public opinion on vaccinate vs. anti vaccinate movement. Where prior to the Disneyland outbreak,… --- ## [Job hunting, current websites & methods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hunting-current-websites-methods/711384)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hunting-current-websites-methods/711384 "2015-02-04T03:12:15Z")
It’s been 10 years since I job searched. 15 since my wife has. Now she’s looking for a new job and I’m not sure that any of my old techniques are good. Are monster.com and dice.com still the leaders in job search? An… --- ## [Do you feel dance is a lesser art form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-dance-is-a-lesser-art-form/711455)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-dance-is-a-lesser-art-form/711455 "2015-02-04T03:09:23Z")
Of the traditional four strands of art (at least as I teach in the education system) which include dance, drama, visual art, and music…in my experience it seems dance is placed lowest in value. I have been a musician fo… --- ## [Business plan experience? A little help . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-plan-experience-a-little-help/711655)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-plan-experience-a-little-help/711655 "2015-02-04T00:28:43Z")
Hey, any Dopers have any experience getting a small retail operation off the ground? My friend and I are planning to open a small business. We both have some retail management experience, but nothing higher up the foodch… --- ## [The "squirting" debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-squirting-debate/711395)
**Author:** [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-squirting-debate/711395 "2015-02-04T00:02:28Z")
Well I almost can’t believe that this is my first thread, but I feel like sharing just a little TMI. No, it is not urine. Perhaps just a small amount comes out during the initial squirt, but none after. It is void of co… --- ## [How is homosexuality viewed in non-Judeo-Christian-Islamic religions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-homosexuality-viewed-in-non-judeo-christian-islamic-religions/711668)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-homosexuality-viewed-in-non-judeo-christian-islamic-religions/711668 "2015-02-03T23:53:31Z")
Just curious, how do current non-Judeo-Christian-Islamic cultures and their associated religions view human homosexuality as a behavioral trait? --- ## [Those "Great Courses" mailers we get... are they any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-great-courses-mailers-we-get-are-they-any-good/711650)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-great-courses-mailers-we-get-are-they-any-good/711650 "2015-02-03T22:17:24Z")
I get mailers for “Great Courses” and we were wondering if they were any good. Obviously they won’t replace individual instruction/classes/etc, but they might be a nice birthday present for my wife who wants to know more… --- ## [How much money would this require? (Fantasizing about huge amounts of moolah.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-this-require-fantasizing-about-huge-amounts-of-moolah/711700)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-this-require-fantasizing-about-huge-amounts-of-moolah/711700 "2015-02-03T17:47:13Z")
Let’s pretend everyone retires at 65 and everyone dies at 85. Selma is a family matriarch who has a lot of money. She has two children, both aged 20. Here’s what she wants to accomplish. She wants to set up an account f… --- ## [MacOS Software for displaying MIDI as sheet music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-software-for-displaying-midi-as-sheet-music/711463)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-software-for-displaying-midi-as-sheet-music/711463 "2015-02-03T17:14:18Z")
I have music that was composed in a MIDI software environment to begin with (as opposed to being played live on a keyboard, for example). Hence, note durations and so forth are already the way I want them. I’m interest… --- ## [Best long term survival for a 'The Road' style scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-long-term-survival-for-a-the-road-style-scenario/711230)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-long-term-survival-for-a-the-road-style-scenario/711230 "2015-02-03T15:27:03Z")
For those who haven’t seen the movie/read the book the premise of The Road is that an unspecified apocalypse has destroyed civilization and most life on Earth, a ‘nuclear winter’ appears to have descended and no crops or… --- ## [request for trip ideas - Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-trip-ideas-europe/711122)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-trip-ideas-europe/711122 "2015-02-03T15:10:28Z")
So, I’ve got a ticket to Reykjavik landing on June 5. I have a ticket returning from Paris on June 21. My intent is to only stay in Reykjavik for 2 nights, since I’ve been there before. I’m then thinking I’ll do 2 or … --- ## [Reasons guys like women to be fully shaved, other than pedophillia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-guys-like-women-to-be-fully-shaved-other-than-pedophillia/678839)
**Author:** [@mythoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mythoughts)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-guys-like-women-to-be-fully-shaved-other-than-pedophillia/678839 "2015-02-03T14:12:59Z")
It’s a stupid argument, but it keeps popping up, and recently it popped up on The Mindy Project, where Danny says that if a guy likes that he is a pedo. And of course more men do like it all shaved off compared to any o… --- ## [brass tubing for wind chimes, which variety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-tubing-for-wind-chimes-which-variety/711329)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brass-tubing-for-wind-chimes-which-variety/711329 "2015-02-03T13:46:41Z")
I’m kicking around the idea of making wind chimes. I’ve looked at McMaster Carr for brass tubing and see there are a few varieties and sizes. I’m at a loss as to which is the one Im looking for (or even if brass is it)… --- ## [Easy tips for international travel...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-tips-for-international-travel/711498)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-tips-for-international-travel/711498 "2015-02-03T13:34:34Z")
A friend wants to spend her life traveling to other countries but has no idea where to start, how to find inexpensive housing, and things that can make it easier? Yes, I know that’s not much to go on but that’s what she… --- ## [Your "Prison Plan?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-prison-plan/711177)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-prison-plan/711177 "2015-02-03T12:49:08Z")
. . . inspired by Orange is the New Black (which may or may not have another season :mad:) I got to thinking what my strategy would be to survive in prison for a few years.\* I’m a big-boned gal, but a real pushover and … --- ## [Things that seem wrong, but can't possibly be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-wrong-but-cant-possibly-be/711166)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-wrong-but-cant-possibly-be/711166 "2015-02-03T07:35:55Z")
Prior to my girlfriend visiting her family for a month over the holidays, she was nice enough to run the dishwasher, which was filled with a normal proportion of dishes, cups, pots and utensils. Being on the lazy side, … --- ## [Please recommend free grammar-checking software.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-free-grammar-checking-software/711399)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-free-grammar-checking-software/711399 "2015-02-03T04:40:21Z")
I fell asleep whenever we were supposed to diagram sentences. My AP style book went missing thirty-five years ago. I never finished my Strunk and White (sleeping again) and it’s gone, too. My old, DOS grammar software… --- ## [Wife said something, but I wasn't listening. What should I say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-said-something-but-i-wasnt-listening-what-should-i-say/711453)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-said-something-but-i-wasnt-listening-what-should-i-say/711453 "2015-02-03T04:21:48Z")
I zoned out while she told a story about something or another. When I came to, she said “OK?” I’ve placed her in suspended animation while I consult the experts of the SDMB on what to say next. If I say “What?” she’ll… --- ## [old-fashioned type wireless keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-type-wireless-keyboard/711466)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-type-wireless-keyboard/711466 "2015-02-03T02:36:01Z")
OK, I am old enough to have used a typewriter for years before computers showed up. I member the early IBM keyboards that had a tactile feel and click that was not all that far from a typewriter. i loved them. I see the… --- ## [Resume help. Personal pronoun use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help-personal-pronoun-use/711644)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help-personal-pronoun-use/711644 "2015-02-03T02:21:54Z")
I just re-worked my resume (see other thread on job searching) and I got all stumbled while trying to get a consistent voice. I felt the need to say “I did this” a couple times versus my old-style “did this” or “this go… --- ## [Are you a chronically late kind of person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-chronically-late-kind-of-person/700951)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-chronically-late-kind-of-person/700951 "2015-02-03T01:29:34Z")
Poll in a minute… Somebody else’s lateness is stressing me right the hell out, and I’m trying to get a handle on how bent out of shape I should be. The never-on-time thing rarely affects me directly (as in I’m not the o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=957) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=959)