# What The Hell Is That? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559 "2004-05-28T19:25:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kittenlm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@kittenlm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenlm)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/41 "2004-05-28T23:49:33Z")
I don’t know what it is…but it’s scaring me :eek: Will someone keep me safe from _it_?? ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/42 "2004-05-28T23:57:01Z")
[mom]Whatever it is, put it down! You don’t know where that thing’s been![/mom] ---
**Author:** ![Dangerous\_Nan\_McGrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@Dangerous\_Nan\_McGrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerous_Nan_McGrew)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/43 "2004-05-29T00:00:19Z")
It’s the ugliest damn bong _I’ve_ ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/44 "2004-05-29T00:00:21Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Oh dear god. Not that cooler. And not _that_ dog. > > Well, that explains a hell of a lot. > > Just be careful not to cross the streams when you use the death rays. > > Wait– > Where’d it go? And are there more than one of them now? More than one? Of course there’s more than one. The baby over _there_ and the momma right back there. Don’t back up! If you step on her, you’ll be sorry. I think I saw some bigger footprints up the hill. It might be the MALE or the othersex. If you just walk casually away, it won’t suspect how soft and tasty you might be. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/45 "2004-05-29T00:03:29Z")
It’s just a canipulator valve! All you need is some 30 weight oil and some gauze pads. Guys! Guys! Haven’t you been keeping up with the manuals? It’s ALL about gauze pads these days! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/46 "2004-05-29T00:49:20Z")
> [@kittenlm](#): > > I don’t know what it is…but it’s scaring me :eek: Will someone keep me safe from _it_?? Of course I’ll protect you, sweetheart. After all, the guy who first discovers these things _always_ surviv **_Aaaaugh!_ Gedditoffame!! Gedditoffame!!!** > [@Dangerous Nan McGrew](#): > > It’s the ugliest damn bong \*I’ve \* ever seen. Hehehehe…Count me in as one of the maybe three or four people on the board who would get that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/47 "2004-05-29T00:53:23Z")
but look right _there_, that’s where the Flux Capacitor™ goes… definitely strange, and it even has… ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/48 "2004-05-29T02:20:35Z")
thank you for bringing back a good memory of a clever comedian! 🙂 what the hell IS that? Now theres 2 of em! ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/49 "2004-05-29T02:21:56Z")
: pokes it with a stick : snap! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Kate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aca169/32.png) [@Lady\_Kate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Kate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/50 "2004-05-29T02:37:52Z")
Wait! Wait! **harmless** , wait! Don’t poke it! Dooooooon’t! Oh, man. Now we’re really in trouble. Look, now it’s replicating itself! Run! Run away! Run for your lives! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/51 "2004-05-29T02:46:03Z")
It’s obviously a uvula! It’s not? Well… what else could it be? … No WAY! OMG! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/52 "2004-05-29T02:50:23Z")
Wait a minute. Is that a _zipper_ on the back of that one? What the hey is going on? ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/53 "2004-05-29T02:51:06Z")
“Run for your lives! Run for the hills!” “But they’re coming from the hills!” “Run **away** from the hills! Run \*\*away \*\* from the hills! If you see the hills, run the other way!!!” ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/54 "2004-05-29T03:14:08Z")
> [@Kallessa](#): > > Wait a minute. Is that a _zipper_ on the back of that one? > > What the hey is going on? _Zippers_? what zippers? I didn’t he… I mean, see any zippers… these are real. didn’t someone say run? You should run. [whisper]OK, they’re gone, I’ll go get the pie. You can take those things off now… [/whisper]What are those things, anyway? Wait! You’ve changed… where? what? wait! No! I have to go home now! (wimper)mommy. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/55 "2004-05-29T04:19:27Z")
In the immortal words of Riff from Sluggy Freelance… “We’re going to need a bigger gun.” ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/56 "2004-05-29T05:03:25Z")
It looks like a… well… oh _man_! …Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/57 "2004-05-29T05:06:35Z")
It’s Anguilus. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/58 "2004-05-29T05:10:56Z")
**picnurse** I don’t think I would go home if I were you. I’m pretty sure _that_ laid eggs somewhere in your house. They could be hidden anywhere. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/59 "2004-05-29T05:32:55Z")
First goddamn week of winter… damn Swedes. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559/60 "2004-05-29T12:57:16Z")
Het hallo, vreemde ding. Hoe bent u? Dit is mijn potlood. Waar is mijn bagage? HHhhhhhhmmmm… :dubious: No, I dont’ think that’s it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-that/247559.md?page=4)