# Up the Butt, Bob revisited **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026 "2002-04-16T22:26:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/1 "2002-04-16T22:26:11Z")
If you’ve been here for only a year or less, you might be surprised that this discussion took place originally in Great Debates. Alas, those were the good ol’ days. At any rate, I just discovered that Snopes has revised its status of this famous _Newlywed Game_ controversy to “Sort of”. After claiming for years that nothing of the kind ever happened, and even offering $10,000 to anyone with, in his view, sufficient evidence that it did, Eubanks must have been as surprised as anyone when a clip recently came to light wherein a woman says “up the ass” to the famous question. Now, that’s not the exact episode that I saw, but I think it reopens the debate. (Please move if necessary, mods.) Something like it **did** happen, and we all can see it just because somebody stumbled across the clip and knew about the controversy. (It surfaced on usenet, of course.) But the point is that there were lots of variations on the question of where people made whoopie, and they were asked a lot. It was a standard. There could very well be more than one of these episodes. I don’t really care to debate what I saw anymore, since five pages of that was aplenty. But what with my recent discovery, and what with all the new people here, I would like to hear from anyone else who might have seen it, or knows someone who might have. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/2 "2002-04-16T23:18:31Z")
My ex-wife’s butcher’s brother saw it originally. NO, really. He really did. ☹ **Lib** Notice that the _update_ to snopes page was in June,2000. If I remember, there has been a thread on this board since the page was updated. Notice that the couple in the show had the phrase(whatever it was) bleeped. So there still is no evidence that a couple actually **SAID** , outloud on tv, any phrase as “in the ass” or “up the butt.” All memories of said show in which the panelist “said” those words are probably “false memories.” Lip readers can probably say correctly that they saw such a show at some point in time. All others are suckin’ air. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/3 "2002-04-17T00:44:13Z")
So for those of who weren’t here, what was the question, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/4 "2002-04-17T01:14:21Z")
What’s the strangest place you’ve ever had sex? They meant, _location_. The poor woman thought they meant _orifice_. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/5 "2002-04-17T02:33:39Z")
Can I get a link to the old thread, **Lib**? That was some good reading. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/6 "2002-04-17T03:06:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*What’s the strangest place you’ve ever had sex? > > They meant, _location_. The poor woman thought they meant _orifice_. \*\* Mucho gracias. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/7 "2002-04-17T03:24:53Z")
My long-overdue take: It might be true. Heck, I’d go so far as to say that it’s probably true. But even if it is, _so what?_ A contestant misunderstands a question? Gee, that only happens, like, about every week. And when you really think about it, it’s a perfectly understandable misunderstanding…it’s only our prevailing attitudes toward, er, unusual sexual activities that make this seemingly shocking. Two opponents on Scrabble who couldn’t spell “mosquitoes”. Bubba Smith, an NFL Hall of Famer, asked to name a violent sport on Family Feud and not guessing football. At least two Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestants (probably more by now) screwing up the $100 question. It happens, folks. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/8 "2002-04-17T09:35:20Z")
God, this again… She DID NOT say **in the ass** or **up the ass** or **up the butt.** She DID say simply, **The ass?** Go to snopes and download the clip. The word is muted but it is obvious that she says, “The ass?” Now let’s all get on with our lives… ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/9 "2002-04-17T14:19:23Z")
> [@](#): > > _Posted by samclem_ > Notice that the update to snopes page was in June,2000. If I remember, there has been a thread on this board since the page was updated. Indeed. David B’s [Libertarian: Newlywed Game Remark](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25894&highlight=Libertarian). June 2000. Now Libertarian has just _re_discovered the Snopes update. His recollection of the clip he recalls is as ever, but his fine words in praise of David B have slipped away for a while. Strange thing, memory 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/10 "2002-04-17T18:17:40Z")
Someone who looks like **Fenris** dressed as [Cecil](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106495) streaks through the thread, showing _his_ ass. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/11 "2002-04-17T19:20:13Z")
Oh, I recall David’s thread in general, though I did not recall specifics. Of course, I wasn’t reading David’s thread with a friend beside me who, along with me, recalls falling to the floor in laughter from David’s unforgettable faux pas. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/12 "2002-04-17T22:30:06Z")
So, did Eubanks pay up? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/13 "2002-04-18T03:26:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Of course, I wasn’t reading David’s thread with a friend beside me who, along with me, recalls falling to the floor in laughter from David’s unforgettable faux pas. For those new to the boards, please forgive Lib. He’s been hounded from pillar to post(or “thread to thread”, I forget which it is this week). This may be the only forumn in which he is allowed to post. **Lib** Give it a rest. You NEVER **HEARD** a contestant say anything about _butt or ass_. You can disremember it all you want. Neither you nor anyone in your life **HEARD** those terms. If you come up with proof, then submit it. …waiting… ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/14 "2002-04-18T05:33:25Z")
See, Sam, you seem quite vehement about denying that event occurred… you didn’t happen to go on any game shows during the '80s, did you? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/15 "2002-04-18T05:42:51Z")
Okay, I finally got around to watching the clip on Snopes. It mirrors the transcript (also on Snopes) nicely. If you watch carefully, it’s pretty clear that Olga says “the ass”. So it’s true…just a little embellished for the “smoking gun” effect. Like many other urban legends. Also…as pointed out on the same page…Bob Eubanks had gotten many, many other responses like this over the years, so it’s hardly surprising he didn’t remember this one incident. All clear? Everything squared away? May we get on with our lives now? ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/16 "2002-04-18T07:11:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hail Ants \* > God, this again… > > She DID NOT say **in the ass** or **up the ass** or **up the butt.** > > She DID say simply, **The ass?** > > Go to snopes and download the clip. The word is muted but it is obvious that she says, **"The ass?"** > > Now let’s all get on with our lives… The snopes transcript says (excerpt): > [@](#): > > 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 . . . > > Olga: The weirdest location. I don’t know. [Laughs] > > Hank: [Laughs uproariously] According to that transcript, it’s not “The ass” either. I always was willing to give Lib the benefit of the doubt, that he saw something - maybe he didn’t get all the details right, but he saw _something_. I think I might have been right. I think this transcript is a pretty good indication that at least some people saw something. I could never understand why so many of you seemed so HELL BENT on telling him he didn’t see something, that it never happened. Even if he didn’t see it (which I doubt) why be so adamant and hell bent on claiming he didn’t? The reaction seemed kind of out of whack, considering all we’re talking about is a damned game show. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/17 "2002-04-18T09:54:46Z")
Regarding Eubanks, one might think that when asked so many times about the episode, he might have said at least once, “No, that one never happened, but we _did_ have one where a woman said ‘up the ass’.” The records show, however, that his denial was always categorical. He even _anticipated_ the question wherever he went and was ready with his flat “No”. It is exceedingly reasonable that he might recall the episode because of his overexposure to the show in which he asked the question many times of couples. It was a standard one asked often. (Thank you, Yosimite.) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-the-butt-bob-revisited/104026/18 "2002-04-18T09:56:14Z")
That should have been “might not recall”.