# So am I the only one giggling at the name Mike McQueary? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 11, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598 "2011-11-11T14:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/21 "2011-11-12T18:57:35Z")
Hmm a new coach named McQueary As I pondered weak and weary. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/22 "2011-11-12T23:41:34Z")
I would have been amused if his name had been Coach McGuirk. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/23 "2011-11-13T03:38:25Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Funny isn’t the word I’d use for that. Gosh, then mayber there’s nothing funny about this situation. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/24 "2011-11-13T18:22:24Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > This question comes, by the way, from the woman who goes fucking ape shit at the mere mention of Woody Allen and the weird circumstances with his wife. And what does that have to do with the topic? I go apeshit not only for his fucking Mia’s daughter, but for his vicious attacks on her during their custody trial. First of all, I am very sorry for offending you folks. I am extremely anti-pedophilia. I am certainly not laughing at any aspect of this horrific story… …except McQueary’s name being linked to it. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/25 "2011-11-13T18:27:36Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > …except McQueary’s name being linked to it. I spose if I didn’t know anything else about this guy and I was 10 years old I might find it funny. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/26 "2011-11-13T19:02:54Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > And what does that have to do with the topic? I go apeshit not only for his fucking Mia’s daughter, but for his vicious attacks on her during their custody trial. > > First of all, I am very sorry for offending you folks. I am extremely anti-pedophilia. I am certainly not laughing at any aspect of this horrific story… > …except McQueary’s name being linked to it. But his name is Woody. Hurr hurr hurr. Nothing whatever funny about someone who raped boys whose name sounds similar to what many consider to be a nasty homophobic slur. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/27 "2011-11-13T19:26:13Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Nothing whatever funny about someone who raped boys whose name sounds similar to what many consider to be a nasty homophobic slur. McQueary didn’t rape boys. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/28 "2011-11-13T19:49:08Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > McQueary didn’t rape boys. Thank you. My very, very bad. He was the one who witnessed one of the crimes. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/29 "2011-11-13T23:11:01Z")
Pedophilia is rightly condemned here, and I see a pretty good argument for being upset at McQueery. I don’t see how anyone can claim righteous indignation about finding the guy’s name funny. I also cannot understand why people’s entire brain shuts down when pedophilia is involved. I think we should applaud AnnieXmas for still being able to have a sense of humor around a sensitive subject. She’s not being insulting. There have been tons of jokes worse than this on this forum, none the least of which were those made about 9/11. In summation, yes, Annie Xmas, that name is funny, and it did give me a minor chuckle. It honestly seemed like a fake name. I thought it was some new gay guy on _Grey’s Anatomy_. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/30 "2011-11-14T00:41:01Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > who is punished, exactly? > > Any kid that plays football at PSU will be able to transfer to any school he wants. Just like the SMU kids did when they got the death penalty. > > No, PSU will probably not get the death penalty unless they agree to it. Too much money flowing into that 100,000 + seat stadium. > > Too much money. > > Money. > > That’s what this whole tragedy boils down to. yup, they all worship at the altar that is PSU FOOTBALL. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/31 "2011-11-14T14:14:39Z")
Thanks, **Big T**. I’m the first to admit I have a warped sense of humor. I would never support anyone sending unwanted sex photos, but c’mon…Anthony _Weiner_. Odd, when I started a thread about that story, nobody condemned me for laughing at his name. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/32 "2011-11-14T14:17:13Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I don’t see how anyone can claim righteous indignation about finding the guy’s name funny. There is the little fact that his name isn’t all that funny. Other than that, yeah, why not laugh? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/33 "2011-11-14T15:34:31Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Odd, when I started a thread about that story, nobody condemned me for laughing at his name. Because the two situations are exactly that same. Except one was about sending naked pics to adults and one was about torturing children. Except in one the “funny” name was the perpetrator and one was a witness. Except in one the “funny” name was a euphemism of a penis and one sort of sounds like what is considered by many to be a hateful slur which isn’t even appropriate to describe what happened. Maybe if the guy named McQueary was the former Senator from Idaho it would have been funny. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/34 "2011-11-14T16:01:19Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Thanks, **Big T**. I’m the first to admit I have a warped sense of humor. I think juvenile is a better word for your sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/35 "2011-11-14T18:03:00Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Odd, when I started a thread about that story, nobody condemned me for laughing at his name. Dig _UP_, Annie. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/36 "2011-11-14T21:39:40Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Dig _UP_, Annie. EXACTLY. Earlier I almost posted that when Annie hit bottom with her initial comment, she then proceeded to continue digging. She needs to quit while she is behind. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/37 "2011-11-19T12:25:55Z")
UPDATE: I found something that is a lot closer to laughing at than “McQueary”. [This new accusation](http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/us/new-york-syracuse-coach/index.html?hpt=hp_t2) against a Syracuse coach comes from a former “ball boy”. But I can’t bring myself to laugh at that. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/38 "2011-11-19T17:06:07Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > Yes it is funny but not as funny as Sandusky’s book title. 😃 Nice to see that a few folks haven’t had humorectomies. Jeez, guys, lighten up. A little juvenile humor is good for you every now and then. I don’t see why you can’t laugh a little at the guy’s name, and still be upset at the whole sordid affair. I could easily see Bill Maher using this in his routine. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/39 "2011-11-19T17:23:36Z")
It’s not a matter of lightening up. Gallows humor is fine, when it’s funny. If the guy who filmed the rodney king beating was named McMigger, would you find that funny? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598/40 "2011-11-19T17:31:50Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > If the guy who filmed the rodney king beating was named McMigger, would you find that funny? One of the officers who beat Rodney King was Officer Stacey Koon, and I _do_ think that’s funny, but for a different reason. Not to put too much thought into this, but the thing that bugs me about the joke in the OP is that it’s drawing a line between queer and pedophile, and no, I don’t think it’s funny to equate gay people and pedophiles. I could laugh at the name McQueary on its own, and if Gov. Jim McGreevey had been named Jim McQueary, that would’ve been kind of funny. But I don’t think it’s funny that a child rape was witnessed by a guy named McQueary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-the-only-one-giggling-at-the-name-mike-mcqueary/602598.md?page=3)