# So we can post to a penis, but not boobs **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 22, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562 "2004-01-22T02:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/1 "2004-01-22T02:39:04Z")
Just making sure I understand the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/2 "2004-01-22T03:31:16Z")
Huh? šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/3 "2004-01-22T03:35:32Z")
Uhhā€¦ sure? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/4 "2004-01-22T03:38:52Z")
Coldfire closed a thread with links to boobs. I assume js\_afric_anus_ has seen a thread with links to willies that hasnā€™t been closed. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/5 "2004-01-22T03:46:48Z")
He should have reported the other one, then. Iā€™m sure links to nudity are only rarely condoned, if ever. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/6 "2004-01-22T04:22:07Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > He should have reported the other one, then. Iā€™m sure links to nudity are only rarely condoned, if ever. The funny part is that if I recall correctly, it was **Coldfire** who posted the penis link. If the darn search function were working properly right now, Iā€™d link the thread, but it was recent (in the past week, I believe). ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/7 "2004-01-22T04:27:33Z")
> [@Eva Luna](#): > > The funny part is that if I recall correctly, it was **Coldfire** who posted the penis link. If the darn search function were working properly right now, Iā€™d link the thread, but it was recent (in the past week, I believe). NOW I remember! The guy shaking hands with the mayor or something, with his wang showing. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/8 "2004-01-22T04:32:33Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > NOW I remember! The guy shaking hands with the mayor or something, with his wang showing. Thatā€™s the one. Just to be clear, I donā€™t have a dog in this fight; I donā€™t care about nudity per se, whether male or female. I just ask that links be clearly labeled as such, so I donā€™t get in trouble at work. Come to think of it, maybe that was the issueā€¦ **Coldfireā€™s** thread was clearly labeled. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/9 "2004-01-22T06:36:25Z")
Nope, I had a thread closed because I had linked to a post on a message board that had made me mad. Even though I posted a warning, Lynn Bodoni still warned me not to post links containing nudity again. Granted, it was closed because it was a link to another board, but I recieved the warning nonetheless. (It was a mature films forum. They advertised porn movies with nudity on the cover on the page.) P.S. I donā€™t have a dog in this fight either, just stating my experience with the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/10 "2004-01-22T08:25:16Z")
Complaints and other discussion regarding administration of the SDMB belong in **The Pit**. Iā€™ll move this for you. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/11 "2004-01-22T08:36:19Z")
I understand the confusion. The distinction is not that Iā€™m allowed to post nudity, and you guys arenā€™t. Itā€™s also not between penii and boobs, obviously. The question is, whether or not the linked picture at hand is in any way relevant to the topic. Now, Iā€™ll fully admit that in my example (the thread can be found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=233290)), the topic of discussion was hardly scientific. But the picture I linked to _did_ add value to the thread, in that the whole OP was about that compromising (for the mayor at hand) picture. Also, youā€™ll note that I clearly warned the reader that male frontal nudity would follow if they clicked the link. In the case of the now closed boobs thread, the OP just posted a link to someone elseā€™s joke (presumably). He didnā€™t post a link to naked breasts because some sort of ongoing debate would warrant it: he posted them for a laugh. If a laughā€™s the only reason to post nude stuff, thatā€™s gratuitous nudity for you right there. Itā€™ll get closed, most likely, and itā€™ll earn you a warning. And as always, folks, thereā€™s the golden rule: **WHEN IN DOUBT, ASK A MODERATOR BEFORE POSTING.** This thread is closed, as it should have been in ATMB, and is answered now anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/12 "2004-01-22T08:37:50Z")
All right, so letā€™s leave it open then. šŸ˜ƒ Does this add to my tally, or should it have been posted in the Pit to begin with to qualify? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/13 "2004-01-22T12:07:06Z")
" So we can post to a penis, but not boobs" Oh, I donā€™t know. Sometimes I think Iā€™m posting to boobs quite often. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/14 "2004-01-22T12:10:03Z")
And Iā€™ve _definitely_ posted to some enormous dicks. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Cheauvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Cheauvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheauvan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/15 "2004-01-22T12:38:27Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > Itā€™s also not between **penii** and boobsā€¦ For shameā€¦whereā€™s that link with all the Greekā€¦[Here we go.](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mplurals.html) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/16 "2004-01-22T14:50:57Z")
Ah, bollocks. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/17 "2004-01-22T15:03:39Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > Ah, bollocks. Can we post a link to those, too? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/18 "2004-01-22T15:07:51Z")
url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html]Boobies! ---
**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:** [January 22, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/19 "2004-01-22T15:08:55Z")
\<---------------Boobie! ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562/20 "2004-01-22T15:37:24Z")
A friend of mine works as webmaster for a Christian charity here in the UK - this morning his working day started with someone pointing out that he has posted a copy of a fairly high-profile speech made by the charityā€™s director wherein he was referring to the number of policemen patrolling the streets of London and musing how Martin Luther King would respond the issue. The text was supposed to read: ā€œā€¦in an affluent society, King would ask why we need more bobbies on the beat?ā€ Well you can guess what it said instead šŸ˜ƒ Grim [sup]What would King have thought?[/sup] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-can-post-to-a-penis-but-not-boobs/225562.md?page=2)