# Let's play heads or tails....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [February 11, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407 "2015-02-11T19:17:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407/21 "2015-02-19T05:53:30Z")

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> [@CheshireKat](#):
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> This makes no cents.

Hey now, there’s no need to buck the trend.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407/22 "2015-02-19T12:05:01Z")

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> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#):
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> (It’s actually “bated” breath. As in “held”.)

I wander who coined the term.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407/23 "2015-02-22T16:36:50Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> I wander who coined the term.

Norman Bates.

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**Author:** ![justmeetee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407/24 "2015-02-26T23:15:25Z")

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Well call it in the air

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**Author:** ![spotify92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@spotify92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotify92)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-heads-or-tails/712407/25 "2015-03-20T22:29:09Z")

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I think I got tails when I last flipped a coin. But I can’t be certain. 🙂

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