# Hey, Arnold, here's a \_\_\_\_\_

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032 "2025-08-14T10:07:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [August 14, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/1 "2025-08-14T10:07:46Z")

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We had a lot of fun with this game many years ago, so let’s try it again.

The idea is that you hand Arnold Schwarzenegger an object. The next poster acts as Arnold, answering what he would do with that object, and then posting another object for Arnold to talk about. As in Arnold’s movies, Arnold’s answers that you supply are typically punny in some way. Example:

Poster A: Hey, Arnold, here’s a pencil eraser.

Poster B: I will use it to rub the villain out.  
Poster B: Hey, Arnold, here’s a car’s steering wheel.

Poster C: Time for me to make a wrong turn.  
Poster C: Hey, Arnold, here’s a map of Cuba.

Poster D: I’ll be Havana good time shooting up the place.

Get the idea? Okay, let’s try it:

Hey, Arnold, here’s a table lamp.

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/2 "2025-08-14T10:38:17Z")

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Lights out!

Hey, Arnold, here’s a stapler.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/3 "2025-08-14T15:16:53Z")

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I will make the chahges stick!

Hey, Arnold! Here’s a cordless shaver.

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/4 "2025-08-14T15:23:33Z")

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I will give da villain a clohs shave.

Hey Arnold! Here’s an American football.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/5 "2025-08-14T15:33:34Z")

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I will split the uprights of the villain!

Hey, Arnold, here’s a flossing pick.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/6 "2025-08-14T15:48:04Z")

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I will try to make it look acci-dental.

Hey, Arnold, here’s a shoulder pad.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/7 "2025-08-14T15:50:58Z")

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Props to the Prof. for that one.

I will confuse the villain with my uneven shoulder width!  
Hey Arnold, here’ a 1tsp measuring spoon.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/8 "2025-08-14T16:09:11Z")

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You don’t measure up!

Hey Arnold, here’s a coffee cup

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/9 "2025-08-14T16:14:41Z")

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You haf been mugged (after smashing cup over bad guy’s head)

Hey Arnold, here’s a pair of reading glasses

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/10 "2025-08-14T16:17:20Z")

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Get this script to the choppah!

Hey, Arnold. Here’s an [automatic circumcisor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar_cutter).

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/11 "2025-08-14T16:32:44Z")

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You ah in for mohel than you can imagine.

Hey Arnold, here’s a banana

ETA: Sorry if I threw you off, @Prof.Pepperwinkle – I saw you were typing when I posted- I bet you would have done something very punny with that one

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/12 "2025-08-14T16:42:44Z")

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Split, peel out, whatever you do, don’t come back! Or I scream at you again!

Hey Arnold, you want a Walnetto?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/13 "2025-08-14T18:15:39Z")

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Sock it to me!

Hey, Arnold, here’s a boomerang.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/14 "2025-08-14T18:24:57Z")

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Clobbers villain with boomerang. “I’ll be back.”

Hey Arnold, here’s an accordion.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/15 "2025-08-14T19:05:09Z")

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Now I can watch my favorite “Accordion to Jim” episodes!

Hey Arnold, here’s a sack of potatoes.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/16 "2025-08-14T19:11:04Z")

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This spud’s for you!

Hey Arnold, here’s a dog leash.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/17 "2025-08-14T19:13:42Z")

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“Dr Evil! Down! Sit! Stay!”

Hey Arnold, have a goldfish.

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/18 "2025-08-14T19:18:57Z")

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I won’t take any more of your carp!

Hey Arnold, have a can of spray paint.

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**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/19 "2025-08-14T19:57:55Z")

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Don’t die in such a huff!

Hey Arnold, here is a Pez dispenser

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**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:** [August 14, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-arnold-heres-a/1022032/20 "2025-08-14T20:28:17Z")

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Thanks, but I’m not planning on being sweet.

Hey, Arnold, here’s a bathrobe.

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