# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1508 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1509 --- ## [Cultural references you'd find quite handy if only anyone else knew them (with bonus questions!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-references-youd-find-quite-handy-if-only-anyone-else-knew-them-with-bonus-questions/623618)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-references-youd-find-quite-handy-if-only-anyone-else-knew-them-with-bonus-questions/623618 "2012-06-06T16:16:15Z")
I often find myself thinking of situations in terms of books I’ve read or movies I’ve watched that others around me probably haven’t, or if they have then they wouldn’t make the same connection you do. The following are … --- ## [Are you a cancer survivor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cancer-survivor/623500)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cancer-survivor/623500 "2012-06-06T15:52:16Z")
If you have been diagnosed with cancer of any kind, you are a survivor, whether you are still fighting, or have been cancer free for years. I was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1999. After surgical removal of my le… --- ## [I need to replace the innards of my toilet tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-replace-the-innards-of-my-toilet-tank/622819)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-replace-the-innards-of-my-toilet-tank/622819 "2012-06-06T15:23:46Z")
Is this simple enough that I can do it myself? The flush handle broke off. The innards may be 30+ years old and their time had come. Do I just go to Home Depot and buy some kind of kit and then follow the directions? I… --- ## [What is up with Disney World and its following?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-disney-world-and-its-following/602123)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-disney-world-and-its-following/602123 "2012-06-06T14:49:15Z")
I recently began researching a trip to Disney World and have come across people who have been to Disney literally hundreds of times. We travel alot and have never encountered a destination with such a fanatical followin… --- ## [Q about e-book readers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-e-book-readers/624145)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-e-book-readers/624145 "2012-06-06T14:19:45Z")
Can any (or all?) e-book readers download audio books? I’d like to stop traveling weekly to the library and just get audiobooks via download. Obviously I’d need a device with the ability to drive audio thru headphones,… --- ## [Muslim Funeral/Death Traditions, Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-funeral-death-traditions-help/624127)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-funeral-death-traditions-help/624127 "2012-06-06T13:08:47Z")
I tossed up GQ and IMHO, so if I picked wrong please feel free to move. I have a co-worker who I like very much and whom I have spent a lot of time with, who is a Shiite Muslim (Lebanese, if it matters.) We have had a l… --- ## [Who's had a good weight loss experience with support groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-had-a-good-weight-loss-experience-with-support-groups/624250)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-had-a-good-weight-loss-experience-with-support-groups/624250 "2012-06-06T09:57:33Z")
Title says it, tell me your story --- ## [Trustee/beneficiary same person in Trust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trustee-beneficiary-same-person-in-trust/624111)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trustee-beneficiary-same-person-in-trust/624111 "2012-06-06T01:58:42Z")
My grandmother promised that she would pay for our - her grandchildren’s - college educations. But she died and my grandfather remarried. His new wife turned him against his family and he bailed on my grandmother’s pro… --- ## [Needs help choosing a name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needs-help-choosing-a-name/624218)
**Author:** [@Dpsnz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dpsnz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needs-help-choosing-a-name/624218 "2012-06-05T23:15:54Z")
Here goes, I was born Khan Richards, have no problem with the surname, and have been sternly advised not to touch it. However I have never been fond of my given names. Through childhood and high school I didn’t go to gr… --- ## [Tech Advice: Sound Recordings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-advice-sound-recordings/623992)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-advice-sound-recordings/623992 "2012-06-05T22:07:49Z")
Short version: disk full of .cda files sounds fine when I play them on my computer, but if I put the disk in a boom-box, the sound is high and just a little chipmunky. (Not super-distorted, but a little distorted. To … --- ## [Is there a difference between a daring hero and a reckless fool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-a-daring-hero-and-a-reckless-fool/624148)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-a-daring-hero-and-a-reckless-fool/624148 "2012-06-05T20:08:09Z")
If this belongs in GD, so be it. But I think this might be an objective question about the meaning of specific phrases and concepts. A daring hero and a reckless fool both did a very risky act, hoping to succeed at some… --- ## [Mexican girl 15th Birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-girl-15th-birthday/623784)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-girl-15th-birthday/623784 "2012-06-05T19:45:30Z")
I need a bit of help here. I have been invited to the ceremony and party for a co worker’s daughter. I will not be able to attend and would like to give a gift. What is appropriate for the young lady on her 15th birthday… --- ## [I need a new smartphone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-smartphone/624167)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-smartphone/624167 "2012-06-05T19:22:13Z")
I am a happy Sprint customer and I always had Windows Mobile devices ever since I had my Compaq iPaq PDA but I am done with my Palm Treo Pro. I checked out one of the newer Windows Phones my brother owns and I liked it … --- ## [eReader software for iPad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ereader-software-for-ipad/624110)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ereader-software-for-ipad/624110 "2012-06-05T18:40:34Z")
So my 70-year old mother is getting an iPad, and I’m helping her set it up. One thing she wants is some kindle-like software. Ideally, it would be easy to set up to both allow her to purchase books from amazon (which wou… --- ## [Anybody ever use epoxy floor coating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152 "2012-06-05T17:41:06Z")
This stuff. I’m considering doing my basement floor with it. Was it difficult to put down? How well did it wear? --- ## [Experience with Rosetta Stone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-rosetta-stone/624070)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-rosetta-stone/624070 "2012-06-05T17:26:42Z")
We’re planning a trip to Italy next year. I would like to be in a position to communicate in Italian. Maybe not fluently, but at least be able to stumble through a conversation. Rosetta Stone come to mind. Anyone hav… --- ## [Why do men named Richard use the nickname Dick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-named-richard-use-the-nickname-dick/624034)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-named-richard-use-the-nickname-dick/624034 "2012-06-05T17:13:34Z")
Seriously - there are so many other options. Rick is decent. I actually like Rich quite a bit. Richie is OK. Full on Richard is delightful. So why do these fellas choose Dick? I have to say, if one of the short forms … --- ## [Legal implications of God in jury deliberations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-implications-of-god-in-jury-deliberations/623959)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-implications-of-god-in-jury-deliberations/623959 "2012-06-05T17:12:36Z")
Inspired by Eve’s thread about the John Edwards jury holding group prayers. Suppose I, an atheist, was on a jury and some of the jurors wanted to hold group prayers to ask for guidance from God in our deliberations. L… --- ## [How is the work of Carol Gilligan currently regarded by her peers in the social sciences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-work-of-carol-gilligan-currently-regarded-by-her-peers-in-the-social-sciences/624000)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-work-of-carol-gilligan-currently-regarded-by-her-peers-in-the-social-sciences/624000 "2012-06-05T17:04:06Z")
Wiki on Carol Gilligan Just curious. Is her research considered important or not? --- ## [50th Birthday Gift Idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-birthday-gift-idea/624161)
**Author:** [@NGC2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NGC2024)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-birthday-gift-idea/624161 "2012-06-05T15:54:28Z")
Greetings. I am desperate for thoughtful gift ideas for a friend. And since all evidence points to me being thoughtless since I can’t think of a single meaningful gift, I am turning to you so that I can take credit for … --- ## [Do you bring gifts to a dinner party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bring-gifts-to-a-dinner-party/623425)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bring-gifts-to-a-dinner-party/623425 "2012-06-05T15:01:40Z")
This based on a conversation inspired on the how you use your fork poll. In my family, it was considered rude to bring gifts if you were invited over for dinner at our house. To bring food or drink was considered rude an… --- ## [Legal question- Trespassing on public school property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-trespassing-on-public-school-property/624122)
**Author:** [@drivingquestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drivingquestion)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-trespassing-on-public-school-property/624122 "2012-06-05T14:29:44Z")
My grade is currently planning our high school senior prank. The latest idea is a sleep over staged on the school’s turf field. The plan is to bring tents and sleep on the field until morning. Then, clean up all our stuf… --- ## [Question about jury duty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jury-duty/623776)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jury-duty/623776 "2012-06-05T14:24:49Z")
So I just received a summons for jury duty. I have no problem with this, and intend to show up do my duty faithfully. However, there is one thing. The summons is for the week of July 4. So I have been wondering. How li… --- ## [Do Bipolar People "Enjoy" The Manic Phase of Their Moods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bipolar-people-enjoy-the-manic-phase-of-their-moods/624064)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bipolar-people-enjoy-the-manic-phase-of-their-moods/624064 "2012-06-05T13:19:27Z")
A friend of mine has s son who has been diagnosed as bipolar. His ups and downs are quite regular, and he has been prescribed medication to control this condition. He complains that the medicine makes him into a “zombie… --- ## [Ladies, your fav brands of summer tops with built-in bras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-fav-brands-of-summer-tops-with-built-in-bras/572822)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-fav-brands-of-summer-tops-with-built-in-bras/572822 "2012-06-05T10:46:45Z")
Spring is around the corner so I’m thinking summer tops. I do still need good bra support (I’m a D), but I would love to find some tops (that can be ordered online) that are low/wide cut, with spaghetti straps, or halter… --- ## [Men: peeing at a stall- door open or closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-peeing-at-a-stall-door-open-or-closed/624050)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-peeing-at-a-stall-door-open-or-closed/624050 "2012-06-05T08:43:30Z")
Scenario: You are a male who typically urinates standing up. You need to urinate. You walk into the mens restroom/bathroom/loo and observe that all of the urinals are occupied, but that the toilet stalls are not. Opting… --- ## [Honda CBR954RR - opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-cbr954rr-opinions/623999)
**Author:** [@littlespeedysuperbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlespeedysuperbike)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-cbr954rr-opinions/623999 "2012-06-05T04:55:19Z")
Is it totally nuts to ride to work every day on a bike that can hit 150 in a quarter mile from a standing start? I want something more responsive and faster than the Suzuki SV and Honda VFR I’ve ridden recently. Other t… --- ## [Selling My Motorcycle: Test Ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-motorcycle-test-ride/623871)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-motorcycle-test-ride/623871 "2012-06-05T04:32:43Z")
I plan to sell my motorcycle, and I’ve only done that once before, many years ago, an old Yamaha 650 that I didn’t particularly care about. This is different. I fully imagine a buyer would want to test ride it. My concer… --- ## [When Will We See a Woman POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-we-see-a-woman-potus/623240)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-we-see-a-woman-potus/623240 "2012-06-05T00:01:14Z")
When Will We See a Woman POTUS? Only two women in my lifetime have been within shouting distance of the Oval Office. Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale’s running mate in 1984, would have been VP had Mondale been elected … --- ## [What do you call the \`/~ key on your keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-key-on-your-keyboard/622392)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-key-on-your-keyboard/622392 "2012-06-05T00:01:05Z")
On your typical QWERTY American English keyboard, the upper left of the “main part” (meaning that big block with all the letters and numbers, not the row with the escape and function keys) of the keyboard usually has a k… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1507) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1509)