# And the award for the most jaw dropping name for a play goes to...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 28, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481 "2004-09-28T14:19:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/1 "2004-09-28T14:19:34Z")

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[Laura’s Bush](http://www.laurasbush.com) :eek:

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**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/2 "2004-09-28T14:53:41Z")

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I kinda think [Poona the Fuck Dog](http://www.originalworksonline.com/poona.html) deserves a mention here.

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/3 "2004-09-28T18:27:37Z")

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I was hoping that’s what this thread would be about.  
My cousin is performing in the San Francisco production, so I’m going to see it opening night. Looks like it should be a good time.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/4 "2004-09-28T22:12:42Z")

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_Vagina Monologues_ sets the bar pretty high!

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**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/5 "2004-09-29T00:27:30Z")

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‘Urinetown’ comes to mind.

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/6 "2004-09-29T01:52:12Z")

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… as does **Joe Orton’s** _Prick Up Your Ears_.

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**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/7 "2004-09-29T06:38:45Z")

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> [@AndrewT](#):
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> … as does **Joe Orton’s** _Prick Up Your Ears_.

:dubious: If it’s your jaw you’re dropping you’re not doing it right…

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**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/8 "2004-09-29T06:52:19Z")

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Mark Ravenhill’s ‘Shopping and Fucking’ won several awards here in the UK

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-the-most-jaw-dropping-name-for-a-play-goes-to/266481/9 "2004-09-29T07:32:37Z")

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I once saw a show titled “Eat My Fuck.” It had singing.

And I’ve twice seen Karen Finley perform “Yams Up My Granny’s Ass.”