# Genital Origami: Puppetry of the penis. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162 "2003-08-05T18:32:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/1 "2003-08-05T18:32:01Z")
[Work safe link, but I kind of wish that it weren’t](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/artsentertainment/2001387033_penis05.html) Just, wow. We are a species if bored monkeys if we have to come up with stuff like this to amuse us. ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/2 "2003-08-05T18:35:03Z")
The lady and I saw it at the Roslynn Spectrum in the front row on Friday. Some of it was pretty neat, but it went on a bit too long. The last two, um, installations, the mollusk and the sea anenome, were pretty impressive. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/3 "2003-08-05T18:56:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Friend said it’s common for young men in Australia to perform parlor tricks with their genitals in locker rooms, at house parties and in pubs. The decline of Western Civilization obvioulsy has begun downunder. :eek: Hey kids…check out the crane I can make with my nutsack! (jpegs available upon request) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/4 "2003-08-05T19:02:35Z")
“What is that? A Pez dispenser?” ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/5 "2003-08-05T19:26:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Second, the street term for what happens on stage is funnier and much more to the point, though the expression cannot be printed in these pages. Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/6 "2003-08-05T19:50:36Z")
**Ellen Cherry** , Dick Tricks. Is that really funny or offensive? ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/7 "2003-08-05T19:55:47Z")
**Ellen Cherry** , Dick Tricks. Is that really funny or offensive? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/8 "2003-08-05T20:18:14Z")
Mine does an imitation of a spitting cobra, but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/9 "2003-08-05T20:51:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Michael Ellis \* > \*\*Mine does an imitation of a spitting cobra, but that’s about it. \*\* Bet you could train it to imitate a camel too… ---
**Author:** ![LauraLittlePony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LauraLittlePony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauraLittlePony)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-origami-puppetry-of-the-penis/193162/10 "2003-08-05T21:00:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by blainer \* > \*\ ***Ellen Cherry** , > > Dick Tricks. Is that really funny or offensive? \*\* Hooray! I guessed it!