# Family Feud getting nasty. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528 "2012-01-24T20:13:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/1 "2012-01-24T20:13:00Z")
This had to be deliberate. In the past they used medical terms for naughty results in the survey. I gotta admit, I LMAO at this one. 😛 The youtube at the end of the article is a must see for the shocked older lady’s reaction. > **[The survey said WHAT?: Red faces among Family Feud audiences as 'schlong'...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2091174/Family-Feud-Red-faces-audiences-schlong-survey-answer.html)** > > Family Feud sent contestants into hysterics when some survey respondents said 'his schlong' when asked what a pilot may be holding onto during a long flight. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/2 "2012-01-24T21:01:49Z")
So what were answers 1, 4, and 5? I’m guessing “stewardess” was one of them. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/3 "2012-01-24T21:07:48Z")
1 was coffee. Its amazing that no one said that one. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/4 "2012-01-24T21:12:21Z")
I’m pretty sure that schlong was still a euphemism for what was actually said. I always thought euphemism use was standard. I don’t remember penis being one of the answers before, for example. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/5 "2012-01-24T21:19:51Z")
In that case, I think it would cause less embarrassment to use the real word than a euphamism. Seeing “his penis” up there would be more likely than seeing “his cock”. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/6 "2012-01-24T21:26:29Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So what were answers 1, 4, and 5? I’m guessing “stewardess” was one of them. 1 was coffee, 4 was another person, 5 was book or magazine. So yep, you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/7 "2012-01-24T21:29:42Z")
Schlong is a euphamism, though perhaps not the best choice. I would have been reacting to penis being an answer, not just the choice of the word. Reading that article, I also learned that a rabbit punch is aimed at the back of the neck. I didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/8 "2012-01-24T22:02:04Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Reading that article, I also learned that a rabbit punch is aimed at the back of the neck. I didn’t know that. I saw the _Jeopardy!_ episode that said Donkey Punch, and I didn’t know the inside joke. But there was some obvious editing I do remember a _Jeopardy!_ category **Also A Body Part** and the answeer gave a picture of CHINchilla. One of the contestants gave the question “What is a Titmouse” again, with giggles from audience edited out. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/9 "2012-01-24T22:06:54Z")
I’m surprised only 3 people said it. And I loved that one lady’s response. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/10 "2012-01-25T07:01:15Z")
Am I imagining it or did this trend start when Steve Harvey became the host? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/11 "2012-01-25T07:13:39Z")
Schlong isn’t a euphemism. It’s a Yiddish word. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/12 "2012-01-25T10:34:36Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > 1 was coffee, 4 was another person, 5 was book or magazine. So yep, you’re right. So he got caffeined up, made a grab for the stewardess, got slapped, picked up a magazine and went to work. ---
**Author:** ![Teufelblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Teufelblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teufelblitz)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/13 "2012-01-25T10:47:57Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Am I imagining it or did this trend start when Steve Harvey became the host? :dubious: Family Feud has always had its racy comments from contestants, and Richard Dawson had a history of being a bit grabby with the female contestants, but this is the first I’ve seen them actually put something like that on the board. ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/14 "2012-01-25T11:23:16Z")
[QUOTE=The Daily Mail] Host Steve Harvey, right, was stunned as ‘his schlong’ appeared as a survey answer during Family Feud on Monday [/QUOTE] Not the choice of words I would have used, but funny all the same :eek:😃 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/15 "2012-01-25T12:51:44Z")
I prefer “schwanzstucker.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/16 "2012-01-25T13:50:14Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Schlong isn’t a euphemism. It’s a Yiddish word. And use of foreign words in a context that doesn’t make sense is very often used as a euphemism. Compare saying _cojones_ for balls or _derrière_ for butt or ass. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/17 "2012-01-25T14:21:26Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And use of foreign words in a context that doesn’t make sense is very often used as a euphemism. Compare saying _cojones_ for balls or _derrière_ for butt or ass. “Schlong” isn’t out of context. It means the same in Yiddish as it does in English, which is to say, a vulgar euphemism for “penis”. I certainly wouldn’t use “schlong” in polite company. Of course, I doubt I’d be referring to anyone’s penis in polite company, but I especially wouldn’t use “schlong”. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/18 "2012-01-25T15:50:31Z")
I saw an episode a few months ago where the question was something like “Name something you put in your mouth but don’t swallow” and the contestant answered “semen.” It wasn’t on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/19 "2012-01-25T15:51:57Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Reading that article, I also learned that a rabbit punch is aimed at the back of the neck. I didn’t know that. I was surprised by the article as well. I’d have answered “Donkey” to the Jeopardy clue as well - I’ve always heard “Rabbit punch” to mean a kidney blow. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528/20 "2012-01-25T16:05:07Z")
I thought this thread was going to be about my Feuds here on the board! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-getting-nasty/610528.md?page=2)