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SD Chicago: Why doesn't my house have a water meter?
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Raising children can be Hell. submitted by opalizea, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
When it absolutely positively has to be there right damn now.
The End. submitted by ivylass
SD Chicago: I'm going to my first game at Wrigley. Anything I should know?
It's the quicker deader picker upper. (NSFW) submitted by Annie-Xmas NOTE: Adult themes, probably not safe for work.
Ensure that you read this thread as it was intended to be used.
Sorry. submitted by nafrumkin (Note: Strong language, visual aids.)
SD Chicago: Why can't we have a public market like Cleveland's?
And Venus was her name, though you'd not find it in a book. submitted by scarequotes
It's the other other white meat. (NSFW) submitted by fluid druid Note: Content may be disturbing to sensitive people.
Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book! submitted by Alan Smithee
SD Chicago: Who invented Italian beef?
Reading your Fave Five.
Ooh, rockin' down the highway.
Everything I know I learned on a date.
SD Chicago: So when does global warming get to Chicago?
Unforgettable, that's what you are. Unforgettable sitcom star.
A man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife with brains. submitted by Shirley Ujest
Oh, you are too kind. submitted by ivylass
SD Chicago: All about the Fascist gift to the city, the Balbo Monument.
What to do when it gets wild at your house.
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie. submitted by Tastes of Chocolate
Toots. In. Space. submitted by Rico
SD Chicago: Why do Chicago and so many other cities have Union Stations?
What IS that thing? submitted by Annie-Xmas
Without regard to race, creed, color, or unnatural origin?
Take out your pencils, it's a math pop quiz! (Show your work.)
Dear Mr. President. submitted by Ponderoid
Not your usual fish tale. (NSFW) submitted by The Scrivener, who also wrote the tag, thanks! (Possibly NSFW, adult.)
Confabulous! (NSFW) submitted by Gfactor (Adult themes, might not be safe for work.)
We're off to see the Wizard of Id. (NSFW) submitted by Ponderoid, who also wrote the tag, thanks! (Adult themes, potentially NSFW.)
Wanna ignana? It's an exotic adventure. submitted by Deafhippy42, who also helped write the tag, thanks!
Movies you'll eat up! submitted by Annie-Xmas, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Now appearing at Straight Dope Chicago: The Biker Boys from Illinois.
I wandered lonely as a cloud. Quote. submitted by a hermit named Dave
First you take a pound of bacon . . .
Recipe for disaster: two parts scientific info to one part yuks; mix it up. submitted by The Scrivener, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
We resolve to wish you a very happy New Year. submitted by all your friends at the Straight Dope Message Board
Space -- still the final frontier.
Here we come Festivus-ing.
Maybe it's Rudolph!
A little dip'l do ya.
Dashing through the snow -- now in new garlic flavor!
Deck the halls and share your pictures, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Women hold up half the sky. And some of the leaves. (NSFW) submitted by Kittenblue (NOTE: Suggestive image/subject matter)
Straight Dope Chicago, now open!
It's Ron's world and we just live in it. submitted by ivylass
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a hit! submitted by Marley
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