# It's the end of Civilization in Boston **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931 "2003-02-05T12:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/1 "2003-02-05T12:57:04Z")
The show **Puppetry of the Penis** has come to town. I’d heard about this before, but never imagined it would make its way here. Heck, they used to _ban_ plays here on the basis of language or situation alone. Besides, once you’ve done “the anteater” or “George Washington” (depending on whether they pared you down at birth), what’s left? [http://www.puppetryofthepenis.com/](http://www.puppetryofthepenis.com/) To my amazement, there is a video, and a book on this: [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0593047907/qid=1044449579/sr=8-2/ref=sr\_8\_2/102-6253556-0196122?v=glance&s=books&n=507846](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0593047907/qid=1044449579/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/102-6253556-0196122?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000065RTW/qid=1044449579/sr=8-1/ref=sr\_8\_1/102-6253556-0196122?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000065RTW/qid=1044449579/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-6253556-0196122?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846) For some reason, I expect this show to be sold out. What I couldn’t tell you is _why_. For some reason, I expect this show ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/2 "2003-02-05T13:29:04Z")
Sounds like the show that just came to my town in Connecticut, but instead of a penis it was a vagina. [The Vagina Monologues](http://www.gardearts.org/02-03_shows/vagina_monologues.html) just came to the Garde Arts Theater. It was histerically funny to watch Mrgo Kidder (Lois Lane) sit on stage and discuss issues of and relating to a vagina. -Some people walked out- As for the OP, as I see it Boston in it’s ever present quest to become the most PC town in the USA is going up up and away when it comes to theater. I do think more people would walk out of penis puppeterring than the vagina mono’s. Judging by their website it appears they have a lot of **dick-tricks** that may be … uh…odd at best. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/3 "2003-02-05T13:46:13Z")
Dawn Wells did an excellent orgasm-faking routine. Dear God, please let someone put that on a two hour video just showing that over & over & over! MaryAnn…Mmmmmmm! ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/4 "2003-02-05T15:02:58Z")
Weren’t they here before? I remember seeing their posters all over the place when I moved to the Boston area in September. If you hunt around on the internet, you can even find a video clip of “the hamburger”, the trick they show as a “sample” on their Auditions page. Yes, auditions. Yes, who wouldn’t want to try out just for the curiosity of it all. No, I won’t do it. After seeing that video clip, I nearly threw up. It hurt just to watch on screen. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/5 "2003-02-05T15:12:42Z")
People walked out of _The Vagina Monologues_ because it was about vaginas? Were they kidnapped, blindfolded and brought to the theater or did they actually buy tickets to a show called _The Vagina Monologues_ and not have any idea it would be about vaginas? Likewise with _Puppetry of the Penis_, of course. It’s not like these things have deceptive titles… ---
**Author:** ![Coda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Coda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coda)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/6 "2003-02-05T16:24:18Z")
Deceptive titles or not. Some people think they can get through a gaudy show, when in fact the first itme someone mentions cunnilingus or spanish fly - they run for cover. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/7 "2003-02-05T16:49:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coda \* > \*\*Deceptive titles or not. Some people think they can get through a gaudy show, when in fact the first itme someone mentions cunnilingus or spanish fly - they run for cover. \*\* Spanish fly? Spanish fly?! How can Spanish fly even vaguely be considered squickey? It’s a semi-apocryphal aphrodisiac…there’s nothing inherently cringe-worthy about it, aside from issues arising from its supposed role as the spiritual ancestor of “roofies”. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/8 "2003-02-05T16:58:55Z")
There is a gigantic difference between _The Vagina Monologues_ and _Puppetry of the Penis_. I agree with the OP. I think _Penis_ signals the end of civilization. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/9 "2003-03-11T05:55:33Z")
I saw “Puppetry of the Penis” this weekend in Chicago with my sister and a friend this weekend. We were in the front row. I’ve never been scared by a scrotum before. My fear wore off after a few minutes. I was reminded of the story of my childhood “The Saggy Baggy Elephant” for some reason. It was pretty damn funny. For something like this, size really does matter, though. ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/10 "2003-03-11T05:59:52Z")
My mother and a friend of hers went to see this show over the weekend. She said she had a great time. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/11 "2003-03-11T07:27:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CalMeacham \* > **For some reason, I expect this show to be sold out. What I couldn’t tell you is _why_.** The hordes of college students (and college age people) in the greater Boston area may have something to do with it. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by jayjay_ > People walked out of The Vagina Monologues because it was about vaginas? Were they kidnapped, blindfolded and brought to the theater or did they actually buy tickets to a show called The Vagina Monologues and not have any idea it would be about vaginas? slight hijack. When I saw Dracula (the movie version, in Boston, strangely enough) at the first sign of blood, the woman in front of me hit the aisle, puking. Apparently, she wasn’t expecting to see any blood in that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-civilization-in-boston/152931/12 "2003-03-11T08:05:47Z")
On HBO’s Real Sex they had a long section on the guys behind Puppetry of the Penis, and they showed a lot of the tricks. I like the Loch Ness Monster.