# 40-Year-Old Virgin question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 20, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877 "2006-12-20T03:32:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/1 "2006-12-20T03:32:49Z")

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What is the song he’s singing during the solo kareoke flashback?

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**Author:** ![Valerieblaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Valerieblaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valerieblaise)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/2 "2006-12-20T03:38:45Z")

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Do you mean “Word Up” by Cameo?

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**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/3 "2006-12-20T03:45:32Z")

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Yeah that’s the ticket.

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/4 "2006-12-20T09:14:33Z")

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It’s the code word.

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/5 "2006-12-20T15:02:55Z")

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No matter where you say it, you know that you’ll be heard.

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/6 "2006-12-20T15:46:29Z")

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The only thing wrong with this whole movie is that he isn’t wearing a codpiece while singing it.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/7 "2006-12-20T21:04:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Biggirl]  
The only thing wrong with this whole movie is that he isn’t wearing a codpiece while singing it.  
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Well, there’s got to be a reason. Do you know the reason why?

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/8 "2006-12-20T21:06:56Z")

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Never saw the movie, but from its title one would be led to believe he got no romance. No romance. No romance for him.

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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/9 "2006-12-20T22:30:51Z")

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GEEZ. People, the question has been answered. Drop it already!

Tell your brother, your sister and your mama, too.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-year-old-virgin-question/384877/10 "2006-12-20T22:32:17Z")

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_groan_ You guys. :rolleyes:

You try to put on those airs, and act real cool, but you’ve got to realize that you’re acting like fools.
