# Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Corn (But Were Afraid To Ask) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491 "2012-04-01T17:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/41 "2012-04-02T03:39:22Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > When a village of creepy children sacrifice all the adults to the corn, what does the corn do with the sacrifices? Oh, I’m sorry - I forgot that I couldn’t talk about that. Ask anything BUT that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/42 "2012-04-02T03:40:26Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Will a cornish hen lay cornish eggs? If she’s in the mood. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/43 "2012-04-02T03:41:27Z")
> [@Ricorn](#): > > How much corn would a corn shucker shuck if a corn shucker could shuck corn? Five. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/44 "2012-04-02T03:42:29Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Why is corn such a fun word to say? Corn. Corn corn corn corn corn. Coooooooorrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnn. Corn. Corn. I don’t know. The hard “k” sound and the "r"s? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/45 "2012-04-02T03:48:07Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > What can I do to get hot girls to show me their niblets? I’ve heard rumours that you have to buy them. You know, you can see niblets for free at the grocery store, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/46 "2012-04-02T03:49:10Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Is it true that after childbirth, some women eat the polenta? Yup. Lots of polenta; all kinds of polenta. It’s good for ya; puts hair on yer chest. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/47 "2012-04-02T03:50:19Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Can I order corn oleo from Lake Titicaca? If you like. Would you like to get some to rub on your niblets? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/48 "2012-04-02T03:51:20Z")
> [@R.P.McMurphy](#): > > **Corn Whisperer** , you are behind in your homework. There are a lot of us out here waiting for answers. Sorry - I was out in the cornfields, checking in with my buddies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/49 "2012-04-02T04:06:37Z")
Aw, I’ve lost my magical Corn Whispering powers - I hope everyone got all their important corn questions out. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 2, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/50 "2012-04-02T05:08:14Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Well, _I_ don’t. My master’s gone away - yay! Ah. So that makes you Corn Whisperer B.A. [del]M.A[/del]. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/51 "2012-04-02T15:44:03Z")
Well, that was fun. I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed talking out of my ass. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/52 "2012-04-03T04:08:59Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Aw, I’ve lost my magical Corn Whispering powers - I hope everyone got all their important corn questions out. 🙂 > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Well, that was fun. I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed talking out of my ass. 😃 You did a corn-a-licious job. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491/53 "2012-04-03T04:41:36Z")
Thank yew, thank yew. {Bows} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491.md?page=2)