I was watching the Soup today – it was a tivo holdover from a couple of weeks ago, I think – and they showed a clip from an episode of Jeopardy! wherein the answer went something like this:
A punch to the back of the neck is commonly associated with what kind of animal?
And one guy answered “Donkey.”
The clip on the Soup was making fun of the guy for his answer.
But…umm…that’s totally the answer I would have given, too. Am I a total perv? What’s the correct answer?
I know I can easily do a search on this, but I’m interested to know how many Dopers know the right answer, and which Dopers are apparently utter pervs like me.
I’ve never heard of a rabbit punch, but I’ve heard of a donkey punch, so count me in the perv column. Was the contestant unconsciously being a perv, or did he figure “I don’t know the answer, so I may as well get on The Soup?”
I learned about the existence of rabbit punches from the Top Secret roleplaying game; that was one of the deadlier options in melee combat. But I also went through life thinking it meant a punch to the kidneys, for some reason. I think I learned the true meaning of rabbit punching about a year ago.
It’s a rabbit punch. The only explanation I’ve heard is that rabbit punching is often a series of small rapid punches to the back of the head or neck, similar to a rabbit’s defensive motion with it’s rear feet if you grab it. That one sounds barely credible to me.
A while back there was a similar double answer, with the initial selection being risque but “wrong”:
Alex: This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker.
Ken Jennings: What is a hoe?
Alex: Woah… they teach you that in school in Utah?
Al: What is a rake?
Rabbit Punch. A sharp blow to the back of the neck.
A rabbit punch derives from the method used by gamekeepers to dispatch a rabbit which they have caught. Think of holding a rabbit in one hand and striking its neck with the edge of your other hand. The term appears to date from the 17th century but I haven’t accessed Oxford for the full etymology.