# If you flick it more than once, you're playing with it **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230 "2008-04-21T14:31:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/21 "2008-04-21T17:42:56Z")
Heh. Nope. I have a tenency-at-will, and with that the only real rule is no pets. And about 75% of tenents openly break that rule. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/22 "2008-04-21T17:51:53Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] Oopsie. :smack: [/QUOTE] Oopsie? 😕 This requires enlightening. Spill it, **Mal**! ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/23 "2008-04-21T17:54:34Z")
Aversion to simulated Savioral member manipulation… Reason 24 to buy the Clapper. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/24 "2008-04-21T18:00:23Z")
[QUOTE=ChiefScott] Aversion to simulated Savioral member manipulation… Reason 24 to buy the Clapper. [/QUOTE] Actually, if you flick Jesus’ switch to often, you may get the Clap…per… ::d&r:: ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/25 "2008-04-21T18:05:45Z")
[QUOTE=WordMan] Actually, if you flick Jesus’ switch to often, you may get the Clap…per… [/QUOTE] You really didn’t need to comment on that. The joke was already hanging out there like a… like a… How can I put this delicately? Like a big erect Jesus wang. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/26 "2008-04-21T18:18:19Z")
Well, you know what they say, Jesus _was_ well hung… ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/27 "2008-04-21T18:34:14Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] Well, you know what they say, Jesus _was_ well hung… [/QUOTE] You nailed it. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/28 "2008-04-21T19:14:11Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Oopsie? 😕 This requires enlightening. Spill it, **Mal**! [/QUOTE] “Oopsie” not on my part, on the part of the switch designer… and headsmack by proxy. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/29 "2008-04-21T19:31:58Z")
Well, good thing you’re all already going to hell for mocking our lord and savior so childishly… because I was quite ready to damn you for making me snort root beer all over a perfectly good keyboard. Aw, what the heck. Damn you, damn you all! ---
**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:** [April 21, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/30 "2008-04-21T19:33:47Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Watt wood Jesus do? [/QUOTE] Nice one! This switchplate was obviously created to fulfil a Scriptural prophecy: “I am the light of the world.” John, 8:12. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/31 "2008-04-21T19:55:44Z")
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/32 "2008-04-21T20:07:44Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] Jesus in a glory hole? [/QUOTE] Thine is the glory. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/33 "2008-04-21T20:58:52Z")
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the Savior’s mighty dong. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/34 "2008-04-21T21:06:50Z")
The father, the son, and the holy shit that’s a huge boner! ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/35 "2008-04-22T01:50:48Z")
BDSM Jesus looking for a switch hitter? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/36 "2008-04-22T02:34:11Z")
Obviously very poor design and marketing. Although I wonder what the reaction would be if this was Mohammad portrayed thusly? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/37 "2008-04-22T03:35:16Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] “Oopsie” not on my part, on the part of the switch designer… and headsmack by proxy. [/QUOTE] Aha. :smack: for me, now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/38 "2008-04-22T10:27:34Z")
I thought it was “Suffer the little children to come unto me.” _Not_ “Suffer the little children me coming on to them.” (And I can’t help wondering _where_ that picture was taken.) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/39 "2008-04-22T12:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=Spoons] Nice one! This switchplate was obviously created to fulfil a Scriptural prophecy: “I am the light of the world.” John, 8:12. [/QUOTE] It should have been “suffer little children”, followed by: “…thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” Psalms 23:4 ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230/40 "2008-04-22T12:29:48Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] I thought it was “Suffer the little children to come unto me.” _Not_ “Suffer the little children me coming on to them.” [/QUOTE] There’s a superfluous ‘to’ in that last sentence. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230.md?page=3)