# Next try...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-try/93786>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-try/93786 "2001-11-16T19:01:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-try/93786/1 "2001-11-16T19:01:42Z")

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If not lemon juice, try rubbing orange peels on your skin, or peels of other citrus fruits. The “zest” from the peel should help reduce, if not remove, the onion odor.

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-try/93786/2 "2001-11-16T20:26:09Z")

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What is “How do I get the onion smell from a cheesesteak off of my hands?”

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-try/93786/3 "2001-11-16T22:50:09Z")

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I’ll close this thread because I suspect this was intended as a response to [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=99417](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=99417)

bibliophage  
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