# Up the Butt, Bob II: Partial vindication for Libertarian **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 31, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-ii-partial-vindication-for-libertarian/20987 "2000-05-31T06:19:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-ii-partial-vindication-for-libertarian/20987/1 "2000-05-31T06:19:29Z")
Eons ago, Libertarian launched a thread called [Up the Butt, Bob](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=22386) in which he and his now lovely bride maintained that they saw the famous episode of _The Newlywed Game_ in which a contestant responds to the question “Where is the strangest place you’ve made love” with “Up the Butt, Bob” or some variation thereto. This episode was generally thought not to exist, and therefore all reports of sightings have been regarded skeptically. The thread ended up with Libertarian frustrated at all the skeptics taunting him that it didn’t happen, but realizing that it was near impossible to prove either way, so he gave up but swore to return when he had concrete evidence. The thread also spawned a Trapper John M.D. to its MASH, a gen-yuu-wine Straight Dope column [Did some Japanese soldiers hold out for years after WWII?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000310.html). Of course, the column has nothing to do with butts or _The Newlywed Game_. Back on topic, the folks at Snopes have recently updated their page on this legend, [Up the butt, Bob](http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/newlywed.htm), with the new status **Sort of**. Here is a quote and an episode and date from this page: > [@](#): > > Recently a Newlywed Game clip has come to light that may or may not be the origin of this legend. In a 1977 “Maternity Day” episode, Hank Perez guessed that his wife Olga would say the strangest place she’d ever had the urge to make whoopee was in their car on the freeway. When the wives were brought in to provide their answers to the same question, here is what transpired: > > > [@](#): > > > > [prelude snipped - douglips] > > > > Olga: I’m trying to think. Umm . . . [Turns to husband.] Gee Henry, what did you say? > > > > Bob: Hey, don’t ask him. He can’t help you out at all. > > > > Olga: Is it in the ass? [Last three words bleeped] > > > > Bob: No no no . . . no . . . what I’m talking about is the weirdest location, the weirdest place . . . You can also download a video clip of the episode, as well - I haven’t seen it as my computer is currently ill, but the link is on the snopes page. So, it’s not quite the exact fit that would entitle Lib to walk around town for a month with David B. on a leash wearing nothing but a diaper and a large sign saying “I was wrong”, but at least it’s within the realm of possibility that Lib saw said episode and retroactively changed the dialog in his mind to “Up the Butt, Bob” when he read of the urban legend. Now, what is there to debate you ask? Whether or not I should have reopened that monster of a thread instead of posting a new one. The damn thing had well over 200 posts and I didn’t think a new post tagged on the end would be helpful. The only reason this is in GD is because the original thread was also here - I hope that the wrath of David or Gaudere will not rain down too harshly upon me for this. Perhaps for the diaper comment, though… ---
**Author:** ![hardcore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@hardcore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardcore)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2000, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-ii-partial-vindication-for-libertarian/20987/2 "2000-05-31T07:18:39Z")
You are a little late **douglips.** David already created a thread earlier today entitled [Libertarian: Newlywed Game Remark](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25894) in which he explained all this. However, he never mentioned a diaper. ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2000, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-ii-partial-vindication-for-libertarian/20987/3 "2000-05-31T12:29:28Z")
[Moderator Hat: ON] I’ve reposted Douglips’ message in the thread hardcore mentioned above. I’m closing this one because there’s no point in having two threads on the exact same topic. * * * David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator [Moderator Hat: OFF]