# Patron saints for everyday things

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patron-saints-for-everyday-things/93672>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 16, 2001, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patron-saints-for-everyday-things/93672 "2001-11-16T04:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patron-saints-for-everyday-things/93672/21 "2001-11-17T23:19:09Z")

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St. Dorothy would have to be the patron saint of lonely dateless old ladies?

What about Saint Stan? Patron saint of divorced, middle aged balding men who like to date girls young enough to be their daughters?

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**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patron-saints-for-everyday-things/93672/22 "2001-11-18T05:09:56Z")

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No, St. Dorothy would be patron saint of “women with voices so husky they could pull a sled”.

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