# Explain the lipstick line in Garden State \[slight spoiler in OP\]

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**Created:** [August 24, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lipstick-line-in-garden-state-slight-spoiler-in-op/261257 "2004-08-24T13:31:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lipstick-line-in-garden-state-slight-spoiler-in-op/261257/1 "2004-08-24T13:31:17Z")

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In the movie, when the leader dog is humping Braff’s leg, Natalie Portman says, “Here comes the lipstick.” Can anyone explain this remark to me?

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**Author:** ![li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/li_l_Dickie_Dirtz)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lipstick-line-in-garden-state-slight-spoiler-in-op/261257/2 "2004-08-24T13:35:49Z")

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A dog’s erect penis looks like a red lipstick.

That’s my guess, not having seen the movie.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lipstick-line-in-garden-state-slight-spoiler-in-op/261257/3 "2004-08-24T13:36:16Z")

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😕 um, ever own a dog? A male dog? I think I’ll leave to to someone else. :eek:

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lipstick-line-in-garden-state-slight-spoiler-in-op/261257/4 "2004-08-24T13:54:23Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> 😕 um, ever own a dog? A male dog? I think I’ll leave to to someone else. :eek:

That’s kind of what I thought, but the dog had been humping for some time, in fact Braff says he thinks the dog is almost finished. Which distracted me from that theory.