# Knock'in Boots Poll: Having Sex - so what do you call it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 27, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957 "2003-02-27T19:39:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bishamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bishamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bishamon)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/21 "2003-02-27T21:28:39Z")
A distant far away dream . . . . .☹ ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/22 "2003-02-27T21:40:33Z")
Okay, here goes with the stupidity… Other than the general (Make love, have sex, fuck), we have a cue that transcends language. My husband makes this noise… “Ggrrrrrrrrrrr”. That’s the universal signal (in my personal universe) for hot and steamy sex. I have heard the ‘bumpin’ uglies’ one, though…in a movie. It was Coal Miner’s Daughter, and ever since then, hearing someone say it make me think automatically of Ed Harris. This is not conducive to sex in my house, however. ---
**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/23 "2003-02-27T21:50:19Z")
Given the age of my ex (20 years older than me) I used to refer to it as “sweatin’ to the oldies”. My current SO just asks me if I’d like a horsey ride 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/24 "2003-02-27T21:55:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lauramarlane \* > **Given the age of my ex (20 years older than me) I used to refer to it as “sweatin’ to the oldies”.** That is very funny. LMFAO. ---
**Author:** ![Zanshin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e274bd/32.png) [@Zanshin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanshin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/25 "2003-02-27T21:58:03Z")
Doin’ it, and doin’ it, and doin’ it well… (My particular favorite still has to be ‘the making of the beast with two backs’.) ---
**Author:** ![IEatFood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@IEatFood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IEatFood)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/26 "2003-02-27T22:27:33Z")
I had this braod for a while that was not exactually, um, faithful. Eventually I tired of forgiving her. She was horny one night, & wanted to fuck but I had to turn her down by saying "Nahh, I think if you don’t mind & don’t want to do “Suicide” tonight. Took us about ten minutes to stop laughing, get back into character & start fightig over it. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/27 "2003-02-27T23:27:26Z")
Damn, **Dark Brown** already posted my favorite: riding the balony pony. I love that. Of course, I never actually call it in practice, as it decreases the chances of actually getting to do it. So I stick with “have sex”, “make love”, or “fuck”, depending on the mood. ---
**Author:** ![Broodha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Broodha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broodha)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/28 "2003-02-27T23:47:18Z")
**Zanshin** already caught my favorite. It’s most notable origin is in Shakespeare’s _Othello_. Iago: I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs. I could also reference a particularly descriptive euphemism from _Henry IV_: And lo, do I see that my ladies’ bulldog hath been eating porrige again? ---
**Author:** ![Broodha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Broodha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broodha)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/29 "2003-02-27T23:48:26Z")
\ ***its** most notable origin… sorry… ---
**Author:** ![krazy\_kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b2d939/32.png) [@krazy\_kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krazy_kat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/30 "2003-02-28T00:42:10Z")
making a deposit in the sausage wallet poking the whiskers ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/31 "2003-02-28T00:43:41Z")
Tucking the Turkey Macking ---
**Author:** ![MamaHen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@MamaHen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MamaHen)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/32 "2003-02-28T00:50:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FaerieBeth \* > \*\*I have heard the ‘bumpin’ uglies’ one, though…in a movie. It was Coal Miner’s Daughter, and ever since then, hearing someone say it make me think automatically of Ed Harris. This is not conducive to sex in my house, however. \*\* \*\* Sweet Dreams \*\* was the movie Ed said it in. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/33 "2003-02-28T02:10:31Z")
Oh yeah! _smacks forehead_ I get my female country singers mixed up. Patsy Cline, right?..and Coal Miner’s Daughter was Loretta Lynn? Thanks for the heads up! ---
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/34 "2003-02-28T02:18:37Z")
From Lonesome Dove - “wanna poke?” ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/35 "2003-02-28T02:31:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ENugent \* > \*\*playing Parcheesi \*\* Gah, this is an actual euphemism for it?! I had no idea… and… eh… :eek: [rambling personal story that explains my surprise] When my ex and I had been dating about two months, long distance, I went up to visit him for New Year’s. My ovaries hate me, and I got my period _the day_ I went to visit him. I wasn’t planning on having sex with him anyways (I was a virgin), but we were planning on doing some… ahem… other activities, so we were both disappointed, but I decided to treat him to some “other activities” anyway. Damn my oral fixation. So it was a good weekend. My best friend was also the boyfriend’s best friend, that’s how I met the ex, and he (friend) later asked me how the weekend went, specifically asking me if I had had sex with him. (the friend was all big brother-ish throughout that relationship) I said no, with implication that no, no sex, but other stuff, but I didn’t actually say anything about the other stuff. All this came up later at some point, I think friend made innuendo about the other stuff and my reply was **"Hey, all I said was that we didn’t have sex. For all you know, we spent the whole weekend playing Parcheesi."** [/rambling personal story] So now you can imagine my consternation upon learning people actually call it “playing Parcheesi.” :smack: And as for my contribution to the thread topic… Porkin’. ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/36 "2003-02-28T02:44:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Broodha \* > \*\*I could also reference a particularly descriptive euphemism from _Henry IV_: > > And lo, do I see that my ladies’ bulldog hath been eating porrige again? \*\* I’m fairly certain that’s not from _Henry IV_… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![petcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@petcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petcat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/37 "2003-02-28T03:18:16Z")
A very rare short rest at a cool wet oasis in the long slog through the hot dry miserable desert of my life. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/38 "2003-02-28T03:25:20Z")
Doing the laundry. And if it’s a small load, I’ll do it by hand. ---
**Author:** ![blanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@blanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blanx)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/39 "2003-02-28T13:56:24Z")
punching the clown. ---
**Author:** ![Coda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Coda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knockin-boots-poll-having-sex-so-what-do-you-call-it/157957/40 "2003-02-28T14:05:40Z")
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