# 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:** 2
**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, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/21 "2004-05-28T00:50:41Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > 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. I’m implying that from a person who laments that he can’t watch his favorite [blackface gags](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=215563) with his kids, comparing black people to shit because of their skin color shouldn’t come much as a surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/22 "2004-05-28T00:57:21Z")
“Tethering the blimp” No, wait. That was from Letterman’s Top 10 Phrases that Sound Dirty but Aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/23 "2004-05-28T02:52:46Z")
Dropping Rudy Huxtable off at the pool is a very old and very popular euphemism and I’ve _never_ heard anyone of any race complain about it. Please complain about it somewhere else pizzabrat. * * * In the defecation category: Torquing a butt-cable Getting something down on paper ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/24 "2004-05-28T03:03:44Z")
Wax the Dolphin. Punchin’ the Munchkin. Jerkin’ the Gherkin. Spank the Monkey. Testing the [salinity cell / bilge alarm / gravity drains]. Saying hello to Polly and her friend Jay. And I’m going to stop after that last one. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/25 "2004-05-28T03:12:41Z")
Prairie Dogging: Poking one’s head above one’s office cubicle walls to see what’s going on across the room. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/26 "2004-05-28T03:17:09Z")
In the bathroom; Squeezing off a few rounds Watering the porcelain Drain the lizard Shake hands with an old friend and then beat the piss out of him Vomiting; Talking to Ralph Selling Buicks Feeding the fish The Penis; One-eyed wonder worm the little General Heat-seeking moisture missile Sex; Hot Beef Injection ---
**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, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/27 "2004-05-28T03:26:53Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Dropping Rudy Huxtable off at the pool is a very old and very popular euphemism and I’ve _never_ heard anyone of any race complain about it. Please complain about it somewhere else pizzabrat. Well, now you have. And what a surprise you’re the one to defend it. ---
**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 28, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/28 "2004-05-28T03:46:46Z")
One-eyed, blue-veined trouser trout, smothered in shorts. Mr. Happy ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/29 "2004-05-28T04:14:14Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Dropping Rudy Huxtable off at the pool is a very old and very popular euphemism and I’ve _never_ heard anyone of any race complain about it. Please complain about it somewhere else pizzabrat. You may now say you officially have. It’s tacky. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/30 "2004-05-28T05:05:14Z")
Please direct the rest of your non euphemism related comments [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4905879#post4905879). Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/31 "2004-05-28T05:44:51Z")
Worshipping at the porcelain altar taking another look at lunch toss one’s cookies blow chunks hurl Tube-snake boogie (I love ZZ Top) Hide the salami Pearl necklace (did I mention I love ZZ Top?) Doin the Wild Thang (and it must be pronounced “thang”) the horizontal hoochie-cootch Bearded clam the Dear Thatched Cottage (Winston Churchill’s nickname for his wife’s bearded clam) the Gates of Paradise Holy of Holies Nether regions of my personal universe (my own invention) Twigs and berries the family jewels (can’t believe nobody mentioned this one) In a family way embarazada (why do Spanish-speaking folks call it that?) bun in the oven expecting all the good drug ones have been taken ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/32 "2004-05-28T05:50:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Calling Ralph on the white courtesy phone > [@](#): > > Saying hello to Polly and her friend Jay. If anyone can just tell me what category these belong in I might understand. Yes, I’m dense sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/33 "2004-05-28T06:00:27Z")
The first one means puking. The second one has me stumped so far. ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/34 "2004-05-28T07:08:56Z")
> [@Sharky](#): > > Prairie Dogging: Poking one’s head above one’s office cubicle walls to see what’s going on across the room. From 2001’s _Rat Race_: **Kimberley:** “Dad I don’t have to pee it’s number two!” **Randall:** “Sorry I can’t stop.” **Kimberley:** “Dad I’m Prairie Dogging it!” **Randall:** “What the Hell does that mean?” **Jason:** “You know, like when a Prairie Dog sticks his head in and out of the ground.” **Randall:** “Oohhhhhhhhhhhhh. I do NOT want to picture that!” Classic! ---
**Author:** ![mamakat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mamakat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamakat)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/35 "2004-05-28T08:21:07Z")
shaking hands with the unemployed ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/36 "2004-05-28T10:05:47Z")
> [@The Asbestos Mango](#): > > In a family way > embarazada (why do Spanish-speaking folks call it that?) Well, it’s not a euphemism or an old saying, it’s just what the word means. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/37 "2004-05-28T11:41:59Z")
I can’t believe nobody’s mentioned [Roger’s Profanisaurus](http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/profanis.htm) yet. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/38 "2004-05-28T12:17:54Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > “Tethering the blimp” > > No, wait. That was from Letterman’s Top 10 Phrases that Sound Dirty but Aren’t. Wind-surfing on Mt. Baldey Shaking hands with Abraham Lincoln Jumping the turnstile In the bowel movement category, my favorite is: Giving birth to a sheriff. (I got that from a sheriff’s deputy.) ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/39 "2004-05-28T14:06:51Z")
Noel Coward (from one of his lesser known works in Monty Python’s _meaning of Life)_ > [@](#): > > Isn’t it awfully nice to have a penis? > Isn’t it frightfully good to have a dong? > It’s swell to have a stiffy. > It’s divine to own a dick, > From the tiniest little tadger > To the world’s biggest prick. > So, three cheers for your Willy or John Thomas. > Hooray for your one-eyed trouser snake, > Your piece of pork, your wife’s best friend, > Your Percy, or your cock. > You can wrap it up in ribbons. > You can slip it in your sock, > But don’t take it out in public, > Or they will stick you in the dock, > And you won’t come back. Years ago an uncle was talking about Nebraska and mentioned the Hershey Highway, not as a euphemism. His kids were rolling their eyes and barely containing giggles. I nearly caused pandemoneum when I casually mentioned, “that’s a dirt road isn’t it?” ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419/40 "2004-05-28T14:54:33Z")
Since I first heard the it, I’ve always liked the phrase “Wedding Tackle”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hit-any-parked-cars-on-the-hershey-highway-the-euphemism-thread/247419.md?page=3)