# Ridiculous Safewords **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972 "2009-11-10T00:34:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/21 "2009-11-10T04:59:30Z")
> [@Starring\_Emma](#): > > “my dad’s home!” Winner. ---
**Author:** ![Like\_Fry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@Like\_Fry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Like_Fry)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/22 "2009-11-10T07:28:45Z")
FlÜggÅƎnk∂€ČhiŒβØl∫Ên ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/23 "2009-11-10T07:32:29Z")
Andelay! ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/24 "2009-11-10T07:44:26Z")
Never had an established safeword, but I can say from experience that a prior ex-girlfriend’s name does the trick, no prior agreement required. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/25 "2009-11-10T16:09:08Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Kindercarnavalsoptochtvoorbereidingswerkzaamhedencomitéleden In the same spirit: Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenabzeichen ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/26 "2009-11-10T16:10:40Z")
“what is a safe word?” ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/27 "2009-11-10T16:10:53Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > Hahaha. Google Translate says that’s Dutch for “Children’s Carnival Parade Committee members Preparatory work” - is that right? Almost. It should be: Children’s Carnival Parade Preparatory work Committee members ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/28 "2009-11-10T16:25:31Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > “what is a safe word?” A word or phrase used for kinky sex that means, “Stop right now, really dammit!” ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/29 "2009-11-10T16:26:07Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > A safe word based on a Smothers Brothers song? > You’re one sick dude. Could have been worse. I am pretty sure saying, “Watch out! There could be _pyumas_ in the _cravasis_[sup]\*[/sup]” would bring things to a halt. [sup]\*[/sup] Yes, I know … it is “pumas” and “crevices”, but I was trying to approximate Tommy Smothers’ dialect. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/30 "2009-11-10T16:39:43Z")
> [@BobArrgh](#): > > Yes, I know … it is “pumas” and “crevices” Is it? I always thought the word he was going for was [crevasse](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crevasse). ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/31 "2009-11-10T17:23:38Z")
> [@BobArrgh](#): > > [sup]\*[/sup] Yes, I know … it is “pumas” and “crevices”, but I was trying to approximate Tommy Smothers’ dialect. Basing a safeword on Tommy’s pet chicken has potential… ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/32 "2009-11-10T17:44:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > A word or phrase used for kinky sex that means, “Stop right now, really dammit!” that one is even more ridiculous as a safe word 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/33 "2009-11-10T17:44:37Z")
Shoehorn butterhorse. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/34 "2009-11-10T18:01:17Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > that one is even more ridiculous as a safe word > 🙂 Well, yes, which is why one should use “shoehorn butterhorse” or something of that nature. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/35 "2009-11-10T18:39:41Z")
Hi mom! ---
**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:** [November 10, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/36 "2009-11-10T19:13:45Z")
Not yet used, ours is “broccoli,” but that is also the code we’re supposed to use on the phone if we’ve been abducted by pirates(/etc.), and “I’m trapped in conversation, get me out of here,” and the password to get in the front door when you’ve forgotten your keys. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/37 "2009-11-10T19:21:11Z")
we recently decided on “corn husk” but we don’t really do anything that requires a safeword, so it’s mostly just a joke we throw around outside the bedroom now. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/38 "2009-11-10T19:24:31Z")
> [@Mycroft\_Holmes](#): > > In the same spirit: Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenabzeichen Donau (Danube) Steamship’s Captain is as far as I can get on that one. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/39 "2009-11-10T19:25:01Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > the code we’re supposed to use on the phone if we’ve been abducted by pirates Ours is “Shiver my timbers”. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972/40 "2009-11-10T19:39:40Z")
We use this at work to let each other know if “big” ears are listening, and I think it’d be pretty ridiculous in a sexual situation: Fruit Smoothie. I can’t remember how it got started. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972.md?page=3)