# I don't get why it is Russell with the paper bag in his head. Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114 "2009-12-31T00:09:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/1 "2009-12-31T00:09:05Z")
I get almost all the other "what do you call…? jokes, but I just don’t seem to get this one. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/2 "2009-12-31T00:09:53Z")
Rustle. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/3 "2009-12-31T00:15:49Z")
Correct. And I believe his head is in the paper bag, not _vice versa_. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/4 "2009-12-31T01:15:58Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Correct. And I believe his head is in the paper bag, not _vice versa_. Although that way could work, too. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/5 "2009-12-31T01:28:41Z")
I thought Russel was the guy with no arms and no legs in a pile of leaves. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/6 "2009-12-31T01:52:04Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > I thought Russel was the guy with no arms and no legs in a pile of leaves. Me too! ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/7 "2009-12-31T02:57:25Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > I thought Russel was the guy with no arms and no legs in a pile of leaves. THAT one I got and made more sense. Danke schön für alles ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/8 "2009-12-31T03:45:31Z")
The way I heard it was, “What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs who steals cattle?” “Russell.” ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-it-is-russell-with-the-paper-bag-in-his-head-help/523114/9 "2009-12-31T03:47:15Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The way I heard it was, “What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs who steals cattle?” > > “Russell.” In that case, what do you call a guy who _does_ have arms and legs who steals cattle?