# Slightly Racy Puzzle/Joke

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389 "2009-06-29T20:12:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/1 "2009-06-29T20:12:04Z")

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A man enters a room and sees a beautiful naked woman lying prone on a bed. She looks over at him and smiles seductively.

The man’s first name is Willie. What is his last name?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/2 "2009-06-29T20:40:52Z")

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I’m guessing that the answer is something like Duher, or something phonetically close to that? As in, “Will he do her”?

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/3 "2009-06-29T22:24:18Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> I’m guessing that the answer is something like Duher, or something phonetically close to that? As in, “Will he do her”?

Here’s a hint. The answer is in the form of \_\_\_\_ or \_\_\_. As in two last names are possible, and make the joke.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/4 "2009-06-29T22:29:23Z")

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Willie Dewar or Knott?

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/5 "2009-06-29T22:31:25Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> Willie Dewar or Knott?

Not bad. But knott the answer.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/6 "2009-06-29T23:44:47Z")

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> [@Contrapuntal](#):
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> Not bad. But knott the answer.

I’m going to spoiler it, as it’s past my bedtime.

Turner or Tailor.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/7 "2009-06-30T00:23:17Z")

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I think Naylor would have worked just as well.

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/8 "2009-06-30T03:57:00Z")

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Focker?

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/9 "2009-06-30T08:10:38Z")

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Nelson.

'cause that’s the way he rolls.

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/10 "2009-06-30T16:22:20Z")

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and if it were two men in there, their names would be Ben Dover & Phil McCrevice

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/11 "2009-06-30T16:46:36Z")

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> [@Enright3](#):
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> and if it were two men in there, their names would be Ben Dover & Phil McCrevice

I think you mean Phil McCracken.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/12 "2009-06-30T17:06:11Z")

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> [@Enright3](#):
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> and if it were two men in there, their names would be Ben Dover & Phil McCrevice

Or Michael Fitzpatrick and Patick Fitzmichael.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/13 "2009-06-30T17:39:43Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> I think Naylor would have worked just as well.

It doesn’t work as well for the either/or requirement. Actually, it doesn’t work at all.

[QUOTE=Mahaloth]  
I think you mean Phil McCracken.  
[/QUOTE]  
I’m pretty sure it’s Phil McCavity.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/14 "2009-06-30T19:37:36Z")

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[Willy Ley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Ley)

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**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/15 "2009-06-30T20:02:36Z")

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Smith.

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/16 "2009-07-12T23:31:54Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> I think you mean Phil McCracken.

No. Actually I didn’t mean that at all. But thank you just the same.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/17 "2009-07-12T23:35:06Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> I think you mean Phil McCracken.

I think _you_ mean Phil McCavity.

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**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/18 "2009-07-13T16:36:55Z")

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McCracken is recognizable as a real name. I’ve never heard of anyone actually named McCavity or McCrevice.

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**Author:** ![CMiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CMiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CMiller)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/19 "2009-07-13T16:37:41Z")

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Clinton.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-racy-puzzle-joke/501389/20 "2009-07-13T16:42:41Z")

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> [@palindromemordnilap](#):
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> McCracken is recognizable as a real name. I’ve never heard of anyone actually named McCavity or McCrevice.

What about [Macavity - The Mystery Cat?](http://www.poetry-online.org/eliot_macavity_the_mystery_cat.htm)

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