# Don't hit any parked cars on the Hershey Highway (The Euphemism thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419 "2004-05-27T21:19:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/1 "2004-05-27T21:19:01Z")
Let’s throw out some euphemisms. They don’t have to be about sex. They can be about drugs, politics, stupidity, war…etc. How 'bout anything you wouldn’t openly talk to your Dentist about. Waddaya got? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/2 "2004-05-27T21:26:02Z")
In that same vein… Dropping the chalupa Dropping the Cosbys off at the pool Pinching off a loaf ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/3 "2004-05-27T21:29:50Z")
Taking the Browns to the Super Bowl ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/4 "2004-05-27T21:32:15Z")
Going to an appointment with Dr. Herb Green. Starting a forest fire/Burning trees. Riding the Green Dragon. Riding the White Tiger. Taking your medicine. Having some ice cream. Smoking special cigarettes. Having some candy/sugar. Going to space. Taking a trip. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/5 "2004-05-27T21:37:29Z")
Buffing the German Helmet Slappin’ Uglies ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/6 "2004-05-27T21:45:02Z")
Remember that commercial a while back for an online pharmacy? It was a middle aged guy trying to explain through euphamisms to a teen clerk that he was constipated. “The, ah, general cannot deploy the troops. Know what I mean?” The kid smiles cluelessly. “Mmm, no.” ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/7 "2004-05-27T21:51:20Z")
one that sticks with me is: Pushing Up Ms. Daisy (although I wouldn’t have a problem chatting with my dentist about death… people still like to use euphemisms instead of saying “dead”) also good: Test Firing the Death Star Recalibrating the joystick ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/8 "2004-05-27T22:01:14Z")
Some _Canadian_ Euphemisms For Sex… Stuffing the Beaver. Playing “Mountie.” Fur Trapping. Entering Parliament. Pulling the Goalie. High Sticking. Now - if you wanted all of the euphemisms for “penis”… they’re [here.](http://www.starma.com/penis/penis.html) . ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/9 "2004-05-27T22:40:04Z")
Choking the chicken. One eyed trouser snake. Watering the plumbing. Delivering a load of logs. Slap and tickle. Drain the snake. Drop a load off. ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/10 "2004-05-27T22:45:54Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > In that same vein… > > Dropping the chalupa > Dropping the Cosbys off at the pool > Pinching off a loaf 🆒 Brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/11 "2004-05-27T23:31:59Z")
Going to the library Rosy Palm and her 5 friends Revenue enhacement 5 finger discount Smoke a rope ton of sports euphemisms… can of corn heat, smoke, cheese, gas, number 1 yakker, duece, knee-buckler, drops off the table ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/12 "2004-05-27T23:36:57Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > In that same vein… > Dropping the Cosbys off at the pool This doesn’t strike me as an appropriate metaphor. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/13 "2004-05-27T23:49:57Z")
Smokin’ root. Double clicking the mouse. Clam lapping. Squeezing the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/14 "2004-05-27T23:55:56Z")
Having a brown-out downloading the brown file ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/15 "2004-05-28T00:06:11Z")
Safety meetings - nobody works, nobody gets hurt… Meeting of the Friends of Canadian Snowboarding ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/16 "2004-05-28T00:23:12Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > This doesn’t strike me as an appropriate metaphor. It’s a euphemism. I heard it once, in spite of myself I laughed, and I contributed it for that reason. It hurts nobody. In other words, relax. No offense was intended. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/17 "2004-05-28T00:24:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > This doesn’t strike me as an appropriate metaphor. Sounds perfectly appropriate, considering the poster. Anyway: Spilling dirty piss …that’s all I got. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/18 "2004-05-28T00:27:11Z")
> [@pizzabrat](#): > > Sounds perfectly appropriate, considering the poster. What are you trying to imply? Actually, I know what you’re trying to imply, but I want to see you write it out so that I can Pit you properly. Repeating…It. Was. A. Joke. No. Offense. Was. Intended. Geez. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/19 "2004-05-28T00:32:01Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > In that same vein… > > Dropping the Cosbys off at the pool I’ve heard this myself, and also laughed out loud in spite of myself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/20 "2004-05-28T00:41:50Z")
**pizzabrat** : Airman may be a conservative, but I can guaran-God-Damn-tee you he’s not a racist. I’ve never seen him make any negative comments towards people based solely on their skin color anywhere on these boards. And I can tell you one thing for sure: the U.S. Military is a particularly bad place to be a racist. Unlike most places I’ve worked as a civilian, I’ve always had someone of a different color than I in my chain of command. Okay, now that’s over with: Honking out a dirt snake Rubbing one out Calling Ralph on the white courtesy phone Moving the mail [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419.md?page=2)