# The Johnson Treatment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-johnson-treatment/70669>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 29, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-johnson-treatment/70669 "2001-06-29T23:35:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![jaimest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-johnson-treatment/70669/1 "2001-06-29T23:35:18Z")

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How did “Johnson” become a slang term for the penis? Was there a guy named Johnson who became famous for his penile feats? Did LBJ attach a rider to the Medicaid/Medicare bill mandating that the penis be re-named in his honor? How did such a stolid Anglo-Saxon name become synonymous with the old pocket-rocket? I mean why not call it the “Henderson” instead?

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**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-johnson-treatment/70669/2 "2001-06-29T23:44:32Z")

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Maybe you should ask dear Uncle Cecil…