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Alert! Reader Malcolm O. has a problem and needs us to help:
My workplace has decided to have a night out on Saturday. Usually, it’s a rowdy 150 people or so in a bar (or bars) on the night after payday. This time however, they’ve decided to go upmarket, and take advantage of the hospitality of [...]

This one came in last week from a longtime reader, who asks the right guy the right question…
What is your take on men and nail polish? I love having painted toenails and the ladies seem to really dig it. I have even been taken by the arm by a total stranger to have [...]

Jim T. writes:
I’m going to the optometrist on Friday and am in the search for a new pair of glasses (as well as getting contacts again). I never really looked at glasses as a fashion accessory as much as a necessity because I am blind as a bat and have been since I was five, [...]

Today I am building shelves. Let the excitement begin!
We need two sets of shelves: one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. I’m not doing anything ornate as we just rent. (Our landlord would probably shit a brick if I did anything more than screw them into the walls for support.) I don’t have [...]

Chip S. asks:
I would very much like to hear your thoughts on the idea of men wearing skirts designed for men. Beyond the mere idea, what about actual implementations of instances of men’s skirts, i.e., www.midasclothing.com.
I have 2 of these midas skirts and they get quite a lot of use, but not [...]

Q. The Western world is a’twitter over Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the White House which precipitates the only “white tie” event of Bush’s presidential tenure. What is a “white tie affair,” exactly?
A. A “white tie” event is the ultimate in formality, eclipsing even the more common “black tie” event in courtly protocol.
While a “black [...]

James T. writes:
So I inherited a pair of white jeans from my fiance’s dad (rather, he got them from her mother doesn’t like them nor can fit in them so they went to me) The questions become though…
1) What shirt do I wear these with? 2) What belt do I wear this with? 3) What [...]

DIY Lint Removal

My Navy-issue pea coat has seen better days. Like everything wool in our home it is covered in pet hair, made even worse by a one-year stint in a friend’s trunk after he “borrowed” it. While going through my coats in preparation for spring storage, I realized I hadn’t worn it all winter, because it is nasty. The standard packing tape loops are just barely working. Does anyone have a better lint and hair removal trick that doesn’t involve buying a gadget or spending loads of money?

From Jonathan F.
Alright, I had a hair-related Ask Dethroner thing, so I figured you would be the guy to ask. My question is, is it better to use the same kind of shampoo all the time every day that’s sort of an all-in-one, i.e. a volumizing shampoo designed for oily hair that also fights [...]

We cook a lot. I work from home and don’t leave the house for days at a time, plus Susie makes dinner almost every evening. We’ve got a dishes problem—there are always some in the sink, and even when we dig into them it seems like it takes hours to clean up even a single [...]

You’ve just put your dump truck stacked with coke and hookers into the ditch—now you’re hoofing it from Johnny Law. You’ve only got a few seconds before the choppers and backup arrive so escape is now or never.
Assuming the cop is of moderate fitness and you’ve got the power of powder propelling you, what’s your [...]

I could break each of these out into their own posts, but that seemed like a cheap exercise in post count padding. These are my questions to you, fathers.
• Do you sleep nude with your kids? If so, when did you stop doing it? Did you ever stop doing it? Is being nude around your [...]




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» The Royal Bacon Society is a fancy, fun blog all about you the Dethroner reader’s favorite food: Bacon. # 1

» Evidently a fan of Ebert’s is trying to help Mars breed the supreme race of M&Ms.

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them breaks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.
M&Ms prove Darwin was right Thanks Ryan  # 0

» Baconpig. Zenith of mankind’s porcine proclivity or just gross? You be the judge. Don’t miss the Pig Butchering Guide in T-shirt form. # 0

» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com# 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin# 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com# 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com# 1

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN# 2

» We just cracked a 750 of “Forêt,” an organic saison from Brasserie Dupont. The reviews on Beer Advocate are sort of mixed, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a knockout: bright, light, full of the best tastes of summer. One of the best saisons I’ve ever had. # 1



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