# Do you know what "gleeking" is? Can you do it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632 "2012-05-31T06:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pantheon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/21 "2012-05-31T20:00:08Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > The secret is to yawn first. OK, so I had not heard of it, didn’t know it could be done, and was sitting here trying to do it when I used this suggestion… I squirted saliva literally on to my keyboard, and haven’t been able to reproduce it since. My boss just walked up to my desk, saw me with headphones on, watching a youtube vid of a 12yo boy w/ braces making tongue-faces at camera (teaching how to gleek), and me aping the faces back at the screen. She laid down my checkstub and walked away w/o saying anything. My tongue hurts now. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/22 "2012-05-31T21:02:45Z")
**HA!** I’m NOT crazy! I have been \*TELLing \*my doctor that I randomly shot spit out of what I thought was the insides of my cheeks for \*years \*now, and he has been telling me I was either confused, delusional, or making shit up. Huh - they’re under my tongue. Now I know what to look for! Vindication is mine! (But no, I can’t do it on command, otherwise I would have shot my doctor at least once.) ---
**Author:** ![LegsAkimbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/23 "2012-05-31T21:21:02Z")
Happens fairly frequently when I yawn, which is another good reason to cover my mouth during that event when in public. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/24 "2012-05-31T21:28:13Z")
Knew what it was, never been able to do it. And I have tried! Nobody taught me how to wiggle my ears, either, but I figured it out eventually. Not so with the gleeking, though I will have to practice more next time I yawn. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/25 "2012-05-31T21:55:24Z")
Despite the odd title, there was [a recent thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=630325) on this. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/26 "2012-06-01T00:05:04Z")
Yes and no. My middle sister is disgustingly good at it, which is why I know what it is. I was her favorite for target practice. Being the youngest sucks. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/27 "2012-06-01T00:10:13Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > How long has it been called this? > > “Gleek” is now a term for an uberfan of the TV series _Glee_. When I first saw the thread title, I thought “gleeking” was “being a Gleek.” > > I can almost see the joke now: “They said it was going to be a ‘Gleeking Contest’…” Way longer than the show. I’m fairly certain I first heard it called gleeking sometime between 1988 and 1990 because of how old my sister and I would have been around that time. I think she was 10 or 11 when she told me what it was called so I was somewhere between 8 and 10. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/28 "2012-06-01T00:49:26Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Probably not wise if you’re in a “who can gleek first?” contest :eek: Excellent emoticon choice. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/29 "2012-06-01T01:34:22Z")
I know what is is, but I can only do it by accident. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/30 "2012-06-01T02:09:40Z")
Yes, I know what it is. Can’t do it on command, only happens once in a while when I have a larger than normal yawn. I randomly did it today during a very boring meeting. Thankfully I was covering my mouth and had a napkin nearby. It immediately made me recall the HS AP Bio class where one of the funny seniors (I was a junior) was defining the term to our amused teacher. Strange coincidence that there’s a thread about it today 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/31 "2012-06-01T02:37:49Z")
I do it by accident sometimes but I’ve never been able to do it on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Stendhal\_Syndrome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Stendhal\_Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stendhal_Syndrome)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/32 "2012-06-01T05:05:55Z")
My husband did it on purpose…and gleeked on me (at me?) once which did not result in a good outcome for him. 😃 But yes, he was an expert gleeker and he also gleeked on the cat often to get her to leave the room when she was being annoying. I, however, cannot gleek. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/33 "2012-06-01T05:07:14Z")
Just tried it. Yeah I can do that really easily. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/34 "2012-06-01T07:48:21Z")
I perfected my gleeking skills in 5th grade. Haven’t had much cause to do it lately, but I just confirmed that I’m still quite proficient at it. > [@Zeldar](#): > > we used to call the forcing of a stream of saliva between the front two teeth as “skeeting” and I could do that pretty well. I wouldn’t have thought of “skeeting” on a bet, until you asked. I’d be willing to admit it was not a popular term in the 50’s when was the last time I can remember using it. It may not have been used outside the town I lived in then. I also learned of skeeting as shooting saliva between your front teeth, and this was in the 80s. Today, though, many people will think of “skeeting” as the expulsion of a different bodily fluid. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/35 "2012-06-01T10:58:07Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > I also learned of skeeting as shooting saliva between your front teeth, and this was in the 80s. Today, though, many people will think of “skeeting” as the expulsion of a different bodily fluid. I saw an old Steve Harvey show just this past month and I know what you’re talking about! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/36 "2012-06-01T12:22:57Z")
Sometimes I think the Internet is the greatest thing ever, and sometimes I wish it had never been invented. This is one of those times. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Doody\_Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Doody\_Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doody_Pants)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/37 "2012-06-02T13:06:19Z")
Yep, can still do. :::wipes off monitor::: ---
**Author:** ![Chipacabra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Chipacabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chipacabra)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/38 "2012-06-02T20:13:57Z")
I used to be able to do it, can’t anymore. I’m probably just out of practice. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632/39 "2012-06-02T20:51:47Z")
I just followed a gleeking video to a video of a kid making milk come out of his eyes. I think this is why my mom used to nag me to go play outside once in a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-gleeking-is-can-you-do-it/623632.md?page=1)