November 29, 2007


Vernacular Fun Rendered Vulgar

Rick Neece, speculating on connotations of the phrase riding the Victrola (as: “Shorty has been riding the Victrola lately”), notes that it is suggestive of whacking off.

Indeed. It calls to mind choking the chicken, or, say, flogging the dolphin. If you know of other such expressions, by all means: Comment.

posted by Sheila Ryan in language, sex 

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25 Responses to “Vernacular Fun Rendered Vulgar”

  1. Deron Bauman on November 29th, 2007 at 8:01 pm

    taunting the bishop.

  2. Michael Grant Smith on November 29th, 2007 at 9:30 pm

    Spanking the monkey.

    Punching the clown.

    Cleaning the rifle.

    Beating your stepchild.

    Doing your taxes.

    Scrubbing the grout.

    Going to work.

    Fixing the car.

    Reformatting your hard drive.

  3. Sheila Ryan on November 29th, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    Doin’ that crazy hand jive.

  4. Deron Bauman on November 29th, 2007 at 9:54 pm

    ministering to the poor.

    preaching to the choir.

  5. Michael Grant Smith on November 29th, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    Waxing the carrot.

  6. Deron Bauman on November 29th, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    punching the donkey.

  7. Deron Bauman on November 30th, 2007 at 12:00 am

    exfoliating the dumpling.

  8. Deron Bauman on November 30th, 2007 at 1:11 am

    plumping the marshmallow.

  9. Mary Jeys on November 30th, 2007 at 1:21 am

    screening the shot

    typing the keys

    reeding your postz

  10. Rick Neece on November 30th, 2007 at 5:16 am

    And a parr-tri-idge in a pear ta-reeeeeeee!

  11. Chad on November 30th, 2007 at 10:20 am

    This is a variation on one of Michael Grant Smith’s:

    Boxing the one-eyed clown.

  12. Sheila Ryan on November 30th, 2007 at 10:36 am

    Épater la bourgeoisie.

  13. Kathy Hilen-Smith on November 30th, 2007 at 11:06 am

    Servicing the lonely soldier

    Answering the bone-a-phone

    Varnishing the cane

    Tossing the boss

    Shellacking the shillelagh

    Taking Little Johnny dancing down at Knuckle Junction

  14. Kathy Hilen-Smith on November 30th, 2007 at 11:22 am

    Why should the boys have all the fun? Let’s hear it ladies.

    Buff the Weasel

    Tickle Elmo

    Slap the Oyster

    Squeeze the Kitten

    Twaddle the Taco

    Polish the Pearl

    Muffin’ Buffin’

    Troll the Bermuda Triangle

    Plough the Landing Strip

    Womanipulation

  15. Sheila Ryan on November 30th, 2007 at 12:39 pm

    Dabble in the arts.

    Puff the Magic Dragon.

  16. brian g on November 30th, 2007 at 6:46 pm

    roughing up the suspect

  17. Sheila Ryan on November 30th, 2007 at 7:06 pm

    Subduing the detainee.

  18. Daryl Scroggins on December 1st, 2007 at 11:00 am

    Thinking the dog for a walk

    Hoisting the white flag

    Resurrecting

  19. Cindy Scroggins on December 1st, 2007 at 11:08 am

    Whistling your dixie

  20. Sheila Ryan on December 1st, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    Wetting your whistle way down in Dixie Land.

  21. Deron Bauman on December 1st, 2007 at 12:26 pm

    flicking the bean.

    paddling the canoe.

  22. Sheila Ryan on December 1st, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    Shucking corn.

    Rolling the kayak.

  23. Deron Bauman on December 1st, 2007 at 3:54 pm

    guild the lilly.

    speed the plow.

  24. Andrew Simone on December 1st, 2007 at 4:01 pm

    Shaking hands with Onan.

    Does that work?

  25. Sheila Ryan on December 1st, 2007 at 4:03 pm

    Sure. (”I still jerk off manually.”)