Best way to remove adhesive residue from skin? - Straight Dope
Mar 26, 2008 · I’ll be watching if anybody does have a non-irritating way to remove the adhesive. Even though the adhesive is hard to get off your skin the patches fell off days early, until I started putting …
Removing medical tape adhesive from skin? - Straight Dope
Nov 1, 2004 · We use "adhesive remover pads" at work. They smell mysteriously like fingernail polish remover. Whatever you use, be sure it is cleaned off well before using another product (assuming …
Should I get a BMW Mini Cooper S - Straight Dope
Jan 5, 2026 · From the Simpsons (sorta) Rabbi Krustovsky: Can you phrase that as an ethical question? Ned Flanders: Is it right to get a BMW Mini Cooper S (20xx - so quite used yet pre-2020) I’m in the …
Glueing something to skin - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Apr 1, 2006 · What type of adhesive can I use to glue plastic or metal to skin in a way that will take a strain? There are of course plenty of glues that “bond instantly to skin”, but they’re invariably labled …
'Twere the Rants Before Christmas (December Mini-Rants)
Dec 19, 2025 · If you can reach well enough to get cream on, would something like this work? With adhesive on 4 sides, you just have to slap it on with the padding over the wound. You should be able …
What were you THINKING? - Page 281 - Straight Dope
Dec 5, 2025 · And best, I think at no point does our hapless victim of supposed enshittification define how big a personal pizza is supposed to be! I’d add my experience as a past pizza professional™ (I …
What were you THINKING? - Page 290 - Straight Dope
Dec 21, 2025 · In fact I sorta pity the guy. But golly can his obliviousness climb under my skin. Yeah, he really is thick as a brick. I don’t think he’s malicious, either. I do think he’s a bit simple, and he loves …
Your pet adoption stories - Straight Dope
Dec 28, 2025 · Pretty much everyone here, I’d wager, has adopted a pet or two (or three, or four, or…) and has a story about it. Here is mine for my latest adoption. A beat-up old stray. That’s what he …
Gummy removable adhesive--what is it exactly? - Straight Dope
Feb 22, 2005 · Have you ever bought a gift card (HomeDepot, Barnes&Noble, etc.) which was a plastic card “stuck” to a cardboard backing? When you pull the card off the backing, you see this thin …
"Names you associate with [edit for racial slur]"
Oct 1, 2003 · Over in Cafe Society, Liirogue started a thread “Names you associate with white trash”. Several of us came in, and explained politely that “white trash” is a demeaning bigoted term, about …