# Body Talk **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 29, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966 "2018-06-29T00:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/1 "2018-06-29T00:24:00Z")
Use the names of body parts in sentences that don’t actually refer to the body. In my neck of the woods are lots of palm trees that grow near finger lakes. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/2 "2018-06-29T01:15:00Z")
The last _leg_of the trip is especially curvy. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/3 "2018-06-29T03:23:50Z")
The heart of the debate was whether it is appropriate to use colons in the appendix, but who nose. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/4 "2018-06-29T03:30:32Z")
He hit the nail on the head, and avoided a major cock up ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/5 "2018-06-29T03:34:35Z")
People say we need to take up arms, but I don’t think they have a leg to stand on. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/6 "2018-06-29T03:51:43Z")
My neighbor is such a jerk! He’s a total heel. I’d like the filet of sole and a hearts of palm salad, please. Don’t butt in here. The vet is trying to deliver this calf. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/7 "2018-06-29T13:51:23Z")
I’m just going to head out the door. You stupid ass! You’re such a prick! And a cunt! ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/8 "2018-06-29T14:07:38Z")
I can’t stomach this thread. Maybe I’ll check back later. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/9 "2018-06-29T14:59:39Z")
The information you need may be in the appendix of the book. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/10 "2018-06-29T17:30:58Z")
Did you hear about the music teacher who chased after the janitor? She caught him by the organ. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/11 "2018-06-29T20:04:55Z")
🙂 I notched the 2x4 for the pipe elbow and toenailed it into the knee wall. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/12 "2018-06-29T20:10:38Z")
I got a leg up be reviewing the materials. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/13 "2018-06-29T21:37:40Z")
The only thing that the plumber had to fix was a nipple, but he still charged me an arm and a leg. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/14 "2018-06-29T21:48:57Z")
I use the right-hand rule to determine which direction the magnetic field is headed. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/15 "2018-06-29T23:13:41Z")
I wasn’t paying attention when I was driving on the highway, and strayed onto the shoulder by a few feet. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/16 "2018-06-30T01:00:22Z")
A great poker player can win the pot regardless of what his hand is. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/17 "2018-06-30T01:22:16Z")
Are you of The Body? My neighbor’s fence comes one foot over my property line. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/18 "2018-06-30T17:12:04Z")
While speeding down a major artery, a wrist pin in my engine gave out and the piston slammed into the head. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/19 "2018-06-30T21:28:39Z")
Back when I did a lot of art, I’d often use onion skin paper. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-talk/816966/20 "2018-07-01T17:14:36Z")
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