# is it safe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2008, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621 "2008-10-19T06:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/41 "2008-10-20T16:12:31Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I once had an ordinary gnu, and kept it in a not-quite-finished pen. One morning, I came out to find the gnu in the pen, and the bare concrete was now covered with terra cotta. > > Apparently, I had a typical gnu and tiler, too. Someone’s going to have to explain this one to me. Straight over my head. What pop culture ref have I missed? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/42 "2008-10-20T16:16:20Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Post #28 was funnier. :smack: I skimmed too fast. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/43 "2008-10-20T16:19:16Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Someone’s going to have to explain this one to me. Straight over my head. What pop culture ref have I missed? [Tippecanoe and Tyler too](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080417063935AAaaZ05) from the 1840 Presidential campaign. Hardly pop culture. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/44 "2008-10-20T16:19:34Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Someone’s going to have to explain this one to me. Straight over my head. What pop culture ref have I missed? [Tippecanoe, and Tyler, too](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_And_Tyler_Too) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/45 "2008-10-20T16:24:31Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > :smack: I skimmed too fast. and type too slow:D ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/46 "2008-10-20T17:09:28Z")
Consult first with NBC - America’s Gnus Leader ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/47 "2008-10-20T17:16:57Z")
Once, I sawed off my Gnu’s horns to use as knives, but the sawing made them flat-tipped and useless. I had made gnu-dull instruments. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/48 "2008-10-20T17:18:19Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > [Tippecanoe, and Tyler, too](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_And_Tyler_Too) Hmmmm…Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/49 "2008-10-20T17:46:44Z")
Is it time to hide the wife and grease the gnus ass? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/50 "2008-10-20T17:58:54Z")
> [@Omegaman](#): > > Is it time to hide the wife and grease the gnus ass? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/51 "2008-10-20T20:17:23Z")
Is that a gnu in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/52 "2008-10-20T22:43:40Z")
In the wake of the latest financial crisis, I’ve switched to a secure, self-contained trading network out of Canada. Heard of it? It’s called GnuFundLAN. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/53 "2008-10-21T09:46:10Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > In the wake of the latest financial crisis, I’ve switched to a secure, self-contained trading network out of Canada. Heard of it? It’s called GnuFundLAN. Oh dear. How long did it take you to come up with that one? ---
**Author:** ![goodie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@goodie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goodie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/54 "2008-10-22T23:54:08Z")
Is it safe? Probably. But if you’re hardcore, you NEVER clean your gnu. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/55 "2008-10-22T23:57:15Z")
> [@goodie](#): > > Is it safe? Probably. But if you’re hardcore, you NEVER clean your gnu. Never with water, anyway. You might scour it with dry salt. ---
**Author:** ![goodie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@goodie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goodie)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/56 "2008-10-23T00:11:48Z")
OUCH! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/57 "2008-10-23T00:40:28Z")
Yup, after a good scrubbing you have a little less gnu. Of course after a couple years, you have a well-worn gnu. Nobody likes old gnu. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/58 "2008-10-23T01:30:27Z")
It never fails: throw down a pun challenge and Dopers will run with it like a herd of wildebeest. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/59 "2008-10-23T01:37:48Z")
> [@samarm](#): > > I’m thinking of cleaning my gnu. Got any tips?? Really? You mean… [You Gnu…?](http://www.perfume.com/dana/canoe-1024083.html) ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621/60 "2008-10-23T01:40:01Z")
It is not safe, however, to clean the alpha Gnu in front of any baby gnus, or gnu-bies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe/468621.md?page=4)