# @Chronos - My comment in the American Fr.ontier thread

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204/16 "2025-11-30T13:43:09Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> And once i realized that, i stayed out of the thread, because i didn’t trust myself to stick to FQ answers.

If only more did the same. I checked a random thread:

> [@How long can a bottle of milk last without spoiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-bottle-of-milk-last-without-spoiling/1024672/10):
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> There seems to be some confusion amongst the replies about whether the OP meant milk still in the factory sealed container, or milk after the container’s been opened and the milk partly used. IMO / IME there’s a big difference in shelf (fridge shelf that is) life between those two scenarios. IME open milk is a week to 10 days before it starts getting iffy and another 3-4 sliding from iffy towards yucky. Sealed milk seems to be good for about 3 weeks pre-opening before it starts to go. But go…

and it’s filled with personal anecdotes and posts about what kind of milk posters like to drink. Given how much economic activity is tied up in the dairy industry, it should come as no surprise that there’s a robust body of literature on dairy shelf life. I haven’t waded through the muck of that thread far enough to tell if anyone knowledgeable about this research contributed or if anyone capable of rubbing together the few brain cells needed for a Google search was able to muster one.

We can certainly treat FQ as story time but it seems we already have other parts of the board for that. Inconsistent moderation (or mods actively contributing to story time) is going to invite more of these responses, and then complaints when someone occasionally does bother to try to stop them.

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