# Do you want a DP? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110 "2015-12-10T20:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/21 "2015-12-11T09:29:30Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > “My husband got me a birthday present - a gift certificate for a facial!” Facial is weird because I feel like 100% of women hear the word and think of the salon and 100% of men hear the word and think of seafarers. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/22 "2015-12-11T09:32:23Z")
Eh. I ask for diet cola. They’re either going to carry coke or pepsi, never both. I prefer Coke products, but I’ll drink what they’re serving. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/23 "2015-12-11T13:14:52Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > I would have never thought a website with that name would be safe for work. > > Bet lots of seamen go through there. They’re experts at handling big loads. And they’re proud of the size of their docks. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/24 "2015-12-11T13:56:45Z")
Crap, I guess I’m the only baseball-oriented person around here. “It’s a tight spot for the Pale Hose - there’s a sharp grounder to short, to second for one, on to first - DOUBLE PLAY! The crowd goes wild!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/25 "2015-12-11T15:38:22Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Facial is weird because I feel like 100% of women hear the word and think of the salon and 100% of men hear the word and think of seafarers. It’s funny because it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/26 "2015-12-11T17:41:36Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > then Dr. Pepper. Even if you limit the acronym “DP” to just soft drinks alone. Dr. Pepper would be the first thought, not diet Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/27 "2015-12-11T18:17:27Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Even if you limit the acronym “DP” to just soft drinks alone. Dr. Pepper would be the first thought, not diet Pepsi. Yeah, it’s weird. Both parts of Dr Pepper are a main part of the name, but Diet is not a main part of Diet Pepsi. It’s like abbreviating “The computer” as TC to me. And the thing about “double penetration” is that it’s one of those things that is almost always abbreviated. I don’t think there are any other examples outside of certain niche fields. And porn is _absolutely_ not niche. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/28 "2015-12-11T18:35:48Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Even if you limit the acronym “DP” to just soft drinks alone. Dr. Pepper would be the first thought, not diet Pepsi. “Do you want a glass of DP?” “Sure, why not.” “Here you go. That’ll be forty dollars.” “What? You charge forty dollars for a Diet Pepsi?” “Diet Pepsi? You ordered Dom Perignon.” ---
**Author:** ![Moris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moris/32/2846_2.png) [@Moris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moris)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/29 "2015-12-11T19:29:40Z")
In my world, first thing associated with DP will always be [this](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Deep_Purple_-_Knocking_at_Your_Back_Door_Coverart.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/30 "2015-12-11T20:05:28Z")
It means Director of Photography to me. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/31 "2015-12-11T20:17:55Z")
The first time I saw a TV guide listing for “Pokemon DP”, it conjured up some interesting mental images. (Looking up the Wikipedia page for Pokemon, I learned that it stands for “Diamond and Pearl”. I like my version better.) ---
**Author:** ![NVME702-redux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@NVME702-redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NVME702-redux)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/32 "2015-12-11T21:06:08Z")
Donkey Puncher- From Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Always my first thought. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/33 "2015-12-11T21:14:59Z")
I insist on a DP (DisplayPort) on every computer I buy. HDMI doesn’t support my monitors at their highest resolution settings. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/34 "2015-12-11T21:37:37Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > It means two wieners in one hole or one wiener, from two different people, in two holes. “No, Dammit… I Don’t want to go to Nathan’s! I don’t need to rationalize it… I just don’t find anything there appetizing…” ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/35 "2015-12-12T07:34:45Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > The first time I saw a TV guide listing for “Pokemon DP”, it conjured up some interesting mental images. (Looking up the Wikipedia page for Pokemon, I learned that it stands for “Diamond and Pearl”. I like my version better.) Be thankful you checked Wikipedia instead of google otherwise you might never have a safe mental image of Missy again. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/36 "2015-12-14T02:38:38Z")
I just did a Google image search. The results were depressingly G-rated. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/37 "2015-12-14T03:26:23Z")
When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be a debate about the Death Penalty. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/38 "2015-12-14T03:41:58Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > I just did a Google image search. The results were depressingly G-rated. Even if you don’t have the SafeSearch filter on, Google tries not to show you sexually explicit images unless it thinks you’re actually looking for them. Try adding a word like “sex” to your Google image search (but only when you’re alone): the results are much less G-rated! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/39 "2015-12-14T04:14:05Z")
Bing would probably be more popular if they advertise that they’re way better for porn. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110/40 "2015-12-14T18:19:37Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > They’re experts at handling big loads. And they’re proud of the size of their docks. And that’s not just lip service. > [@scr4](#): > > I insist on a DP (DisplayPort) on every computer I buy. HDMI doesn’t support my monitors at their highest resolution settings. Sure you’re not getting screwed? Man, the jokes just write themselves, don’t they? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-a-dp/740110.md?page=3)