# God damnit, I cant lick my fucking elbow! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914 "2007-05-13T07:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/21 "2007-05-13T20:13:22Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] I haven’t tried this, but I suspect the key difficulty for me is that my tongue doesn’t stretch to Orlando. [/QUOTE] Not since the restraining order, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/22 "2007-05-13T20:28:01Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] I’m rotting for you. [/QUOTE] I’m sorry to hear that. I wonder if there’s any sort of medical treatment to fix that for you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/23 "2007-05-13T21:17:25Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Yes well coming from darn sarf what more could we expect…only the END of your todger?? heh heh [/QUOTE] You know how it is. Evolution quickly weeds out the gene that allows men to go down on themselves. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/24 "2007-05-13T21:26:24Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] Not only can I lick my elbow, I suspect that everyone else in this thread can, too. It’s easy. You just have to realize that the elbow is the entire joint, not just the pointy part in the back you use to jab people with. The pointy jabby part, yeah, that’s out of lingual reach for most folks. But the inside of the elbow? No problem! [/QUOTE] You bastard, now you made me have to try it (no, I can’t. I believe I am, in fact, a gibbon) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/25 "2007-05-13T23:03:00Z")
I have to ask: what actually prompted this? Because I saw this recently on TV. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/26 "2007-05-13T23:12:57Z")
Maybe Auto could take lessons from this girl: [How to lick your own elbow](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456600/elbow_licking/) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/27 "2007-05-13T23:26:37Z")
[QUOTE=rowrrbazzle] I have to ask: what actually prompted this? Because I saw this recently on TV. [/QUOTE] I didn’t see it on TV. I posted this a day after reading a comment in a thread which name I’ve fogotten. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/28 "2007-05-13T23:50:02Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] I’m sorry to hear that. I wonder if there’s any sort of medical treatment to fix that for you. 😃 [/QUOTE] Yes…I’ve got…crusty…elbows… …they must be licked… …can you.._puppy dog eyes_…please? ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/29 "2007-05-14T00:16:29Z")
I can lick both my elbow and my penis. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/30 "2007-05-14T01:38:32Z")
I can’t lick my elbow, but I _ **can** _ stick my elbow in my ear. Not really. Just kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/31 "2007-05-14T02:27:48Z")
I can’t lick my elbow, but I knew a guy who could… he had a “well hung tongue”… He had the most incredible “luck” in pick up bars… Didn’t waste any time or money on drinks or small talk… he’d just make eye contact with the next Mrs. “Right” (now), smile and lick his eyebrows… If you let me keep going, I will pull your other leg… FML ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/32 "2007-05-14T02:50:53Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Now, I cant lick under my thighs, on the top of my head, on the bottom of my feet, or on that spot in the center of the shoulderblades that begs to be scratched and when you cant reach it you want to crawl into a hole and die but then when you reach it feels like heaven and a million massuesses with a million bottles of lotion could not make you happier. [/QUOTE] I can lick my thighs, the bottoms of my feet and the backs of my knees. I cannot lick the top of my head, but I suspect neither can anyone else. I can, however, easily touch every part of my back with my hands (no troublesome itches for me), touch my shoulderblades in front of my body, and put both my feet behind my head at the same time. Finally, yes I can lick my elbow. I’m a riot at parties. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/33 "2007-05-14T02:54:55Z")
The Italian language is famous for its nonverbal hand gestures. I once read about an old list of many Italian gestures that are now obsolete, including “Biting one’s own elbow.” Implying angry enough to attempt biting one’s own elbow, no matter how impossible? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/34 "2007-05-14T07:01:56Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] I didn’t see it on TV. I posted this a day after reading a comment in a thread which name I’ve fogotten. [/QUOTE] I wondered about that. It was the “Outrageous lies” thread, and it was a post by me. I’m glad I’ve found an outlet for your talents. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/35 "2007-05-14T16:06:35Z")
I read a children’s book once in which an important premise was that only fairies can kiss their elbows. Do with that information what you will. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/36 "2007-05-14T16:09:07Z")
I can lick my elbow. I’m very flexible. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/37 "2007-05-14T16:36:53Z")
[QUOTE=Acid Lamp] I can lick both my elbow and my penis. 🙂 [/QUOTE] At the same time? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/38 "2007-05-14T16:36:59Z")
Looks like you’ll have to stick with licking your ladle. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/39 "2007-05-14T18:06:01Z")
[QUOTE=Muffin] Looks like you’ll have to stick with licking your ladle. [/QUOTE] Anyone bet on #38, or shall I add this thread to the pot? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914/40 "2007-05-14T19:14:34Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I can lick my thighs, the bottoms of my feet and the backs of my knees. I cannot lick the top of my head, but I suspect neither can anyone else. I can, however, easily touch every part of my back with my hands (no troublesome itches for me), touch my shoulderblades in front of my body, and put both my feet behind my head at the same time. Finally, yes I can lick my elbow. I’m a riot at parties. [/QUOTE] Wooooo! Hey, **alice** , do that trick where you lick your elbows again! Hank and Tom bet me you couldn’t! _drinks heavily and passes out immediately_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damnit-i-cant-lick-my-fucking-elbow/403914.md?page=3)