# Haven't figured it out.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-figured-it-out/210813>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 1, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-figured-it-out/210813 "2003-11-01T08:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![coldstreak753](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@coldstreak753](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coldstreak753)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-figured-it-out/210813/1 "2003-11-01T08:32:18Z")

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Can anybody tell me how blu cheese is made? What makes it different than a sharp cheddar? :smack:

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-figured-it-out/210813/2 "2003-11-01T10:41:04Z")

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I’ll play along.

Can anyone tell me why “condone” means to be permissive of something, instead of against it(I mean, “con”?)?