# Carnac the Magnificent game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 29, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180 "2004-03-29T22:44:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/21 "2004-03-30T16:19:35Z")

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> [@Trunk](#):
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> Envelope: Why do Pfizer’s sales of Viagra keep improving?
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> Carnac: The Curse of the Mummy

## Question: What Daddy hears after a long night of boozing.

Carnac: I’m going to Disneyland!

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**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/22 "2004-03-30T16:29:56Z")

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Envelope: What did Michael Eisner _not_ say after his last board meeting?

Carnac: _Some Like It Hot_.

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/23 "2004-03-30T17:17:49Z")

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Why do they sell chili peppers in adult novelty stores?

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A: Everybody was Kung-Fu fighting!

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/24 "2004-03-30T17:28:34Z")

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Q: When you get past the religeous/spiritual overtones of The Matrix, what is the movie really all about?

A: I fought the law and the law won.

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/25 "2004-03-30T17:31:17Z")

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A: Everybody was Kung-Fu fighting!

Q: Why were Chinese discos so dangerous?

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Envelope: Bill Clinton, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, and Billy Carter

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**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/26 "2004-03-30T19:20:00Z")

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> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#):
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> A: I fought the law and the law won.

Q: Zsa Zsa Gabor’s least favorite song.

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Envelope: Bill Clinton, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, and Billy Carter

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/27 "2004-03-30T20:25:40Z")

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Just to get the kink out of the chain, what you offer up is Carnac prognosticating an answer. The question is in the envelope. 🙂

> [@](#):
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> Bill Clinton, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, and Billy Carter

Envelope: Name 3 people Fred Phelps hates. (Extra credit for Jesus Christ.)

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Carnac: I can’t do it all by myself.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/28 "2004-03-30T20:42:14Z")

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> [@Libertarian](#):
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> Carnac: I can’t do it all by myself.

What line does Pee Wee Herman use to get dates?

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Carnac: Smile when you say that, son.

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**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/29 "2004-03-30T20:50:18Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> Carnac: Smile when you say that, son.

Envelope: Bush Sr. over WMD’s

Carnac: That’s the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it, uh huh, uh huh.

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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/30 "2004-03-30T21:27:01Z")

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> [@nocturnal\_tick](#):
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> Envelope: Bush Sr. over WMD’s
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> Carnac: That’s the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it, uh huh, uh huh.

Envelope: What did Bill Clinton say to Monica Lewinsky?

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Carnac: ZZ Top and Mel Gibson

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**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/31 "2004-03-30T23:50:12Z")

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Envelope: Who are some big fans of men in long white beards?

_Ed chuckles – or was that a groan?_

Carnac: Follow the yellow brick road.

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**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/32 "2004-03-31T00:13:36Z")

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> [@Interrobang!?](#):
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> Carnac: Follow the yellow brick road.

Envelope:How do I find a Munchkin on a rope? [Yikes. That was sort of tasteless and urban-legendy. Sorry 'bout that.]

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Carnac: Sis Boom Bah. [This one was an actual Carnac joke. Let’s see if anyone else remembers the punchline.]

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/33 "2004-03-31T01:11:43Z")

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> [@Saltire](#):
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> Carnac: Sis Boom Bah. [This one was an actual Carnac joke. Let’s see if anyone else remembers the punchline.]

What sound does an exploding sheep make?

280Z (another actual Carnac joke)

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**Author:** ![The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_world_s_most_deadliest)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/34 "2004-03-31T03:39:59Z")

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How much will I have to drink before my date looks attractive?

(I’m sure its not the original Carnac punchline, but it’ll have to do)

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A standing ovation, and a check for $2.00.

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/35 "2004-03-31T11:30:05Z")

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> [@The world's most deadliest...](#):
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> How much will I have to drink before my date looks attractive?
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> (I’m sure its not the original Carnac punchline, but it’ll have to do)
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> A standing ovation, and a check for $2.00.

Carnac:What did Dennis Kucinich receive at his last political fundraiser?

Envelope:Meatloaf on a unicycle.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/36 "2004-03-31T12:02:25Z")

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Envelope: What do you get when the Bat out of Hell is too old to fly?

Carnac: Don’t be a jerk.

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**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/37 "2004-03-31T16:50:33Z")

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Envelope: What career advice did the soda vendor offer to his son?

Carnac: Life as we know it.

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**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/38 "2004-03-31T17:06:48Z")

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Envelope: What are most politicians out of touch with?

Carnac: Hitler on crack. HA! Make that funny!

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/39 "2004-03-31T17:10:09Z")

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> [@Lando Griffin](#):
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> Envelope: What are most politicians out of touch with?
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> Carnac: Hitler on crack. HA! Make that funny!

Evelope: Who does Mr. Bean bear a striking resemblance to?

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Carnac: The End of the World As We Know It.

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**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnac-the-magnificent-game/237180/40 "2004-03-31T17:58:34Z")

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Envelope: What happens on April 21?

(cf. new SDMB membership agreement)  
Carnac: Ann Coulter and Al Franken.

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